UN / FORMER YUGOSLAVIA

31-May-2023 00:01:08
The Secretary-General takes note of the appeal judgement in the case against Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović and extends his thoughts to the victims, and survivors and their families who have suffered from the crimes for which both defendants have been found guilty, a UN Spokesperson said. The judgement marks the conclusion of the last case relating to core crimes that the Mechanism inherited from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
TRT: 01:08
SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 31 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

31 MAY 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Dujarric at podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General takes note of this appeal and extends his thoughts to the victims, and survivors and their families who have suffered from the crimes for which both defendants have been found guilty. The judgement marks the conclusion of the last case relating to core crimes that the Mechanism inherited from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, which as you will recall was established in 1993 to prosecute persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General commends the judges and staff involved in this case for their unfaltering dedication and hard work since 2003, when the first indictment was filed.”
6. Wide shot, Dujarric walks away
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The Secretary-General takes note of the appeal judgement in the case against Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović and extends his thoughts to the victims, and survivors and their families who have suffered from the crimes for which both defendants have been found guilty, a UN Spokesperson said. The judgement marks the conclusion of the last case relating to core crimes that the Mechanism inherited from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Briefing journalists in New York today (31 May), the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, also remined that the Mechanism was established in 1993 “to prosecute persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991.”

According to Dujarric, the Secretary-General commends the judges and staff involved in this case “for their unfaltering dedication and hard work since 2003, when the first indictment was filed.”
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