"War crimes court seeks probe of prosecutors" by Associated Press | August 19, 2010
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Yugoslav war crimes judges have ordered an independent investigation into allegations the UN court’s prosecutors intimidated witnesses through threats, sleep deprivation, and other tactics, a spokesman said yesterday.
Oh, they TORTURED THEM, did they?
The probe was ordered following claims of intimidation by witnesses testifying in the trial of ultranationalist Serb politician Vojislav Seselj, spokesman Christian Chartier said. Seselj is accused of inciting atrocities by Serb paramilitaries during the Balkan wars in the 1990s, allegations he denies. He has vowed to turn his trial into a circus.
Aren't they all?
Seselj sent judges statements in which witnesses, whose names were not released, claim “sleep deprivation during interviews, psychological pressuring, an instance of blackmail . . . threats, or even illegal payments of money,’’ according to the decision.
Judges have asked for an independent investigator to be appointed and said they want a report within six months on whether there are grounds to launch a contempt case against any prosecution office staff....
War criminal prosecutors prosecuting war crimes.
Only at the U.N.
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Related: Musical Mass Graves in the Balkans
You dig 'em up if you like, readers.
Also see: Refighting the Balkan War
I'd rather not.
