OHR
Nansen Dialogue Centre Talk
The High Representative/EU Special Representative, Christian Schwarz-Schilling, addressed a packed Nansen Dialogue Centre yesterday afternoon in Mostar and urged young people to vote in the 1 October elections.
He also compared the situation when he was young in
“Elections in general are important,” Mr Schwarz-Schilling said. “These are especially significant because of the changing nature of the international presence in
“The leaders elected on 1 October this year will have to take responsibility for the future of their and your country and to lead it towards
“If, therefore, you choose not to use the opportunity presented by the election, you are allowing others to decide for you about your future,” Mr Schwarz-Schilling warned.
Concerning the comparison between
“There was no European Union at that time,” the High Representative/EU Special Representative said. “But through NATO, the Marshall Plan and later the European Coal and Steel Community, there was a Euro-Atlantic perspective for
Mr Schwarz-Schilling concluded by urging his audience to become engaged in building a European future for Bosnia and Herzegovina by voting in the October elections and actively participating in every aspect of the process.
The full text of the speech is available on both the OHR and the EUSR web sites.
PDHR to Attend
Principle Deputy High Representative Larry Butler will visit the celebrated Plum Fair in Gradacac tomorrow. During the visit, Ambassador Butler will attend a reception at Husein Kapetan Gradascevic tower, after which he will give a short speech at the opening of the Fair at
High Representative/EU Special Representative Thursday Press Conference
On Thursday, the High Representative/EU Special Representative will hold a press conference at
ICTY
Good morning on behalf of the Tribunal. I have several announcements for you today.
First, the ICTY Appeals Chamber last Friday dismissed Zoran Žigić’s request for review of the Appeals Chamber’s judgment as being completely without merit. Žigić had been sentenced to 25 years in prison forparticularly brutal crimes committed in Prijedor camps where he entered to abuse, beat, torture or kill detainees.
In his request, Žigić referred to a document that according to his allegations had not been disclosed to him by the Prosecution during trial. However, the Appeals Chamber found that Žigić’s allegations were blatantly untruthful and that it is well known that his defence even relied on the document earlier during trial. The Appeals Chamber noted that this was the third motion filled by Žigić making baseless and frivolous claims and that it constitutes an abuse of proceedings. The Chamber warned Žigić it would impose strict sanctions should he continue with similar motions.
Second, I remind you that the judgment against Josip Jović for contempt of court will be delivered tomorrow at 9:00. Jović, a former editor of Slobodna Dalmacija, is accused of disclosing the identity and testimony of a witness that judges had ordered be protected from the public, as well as violating a court order that specifically instructed him to desist from further publication of the testimony of the witness.
Third, you probably know that the appeal hearing in the case against Stanislav Galić is taking place today. Galić, who was the Commander of the Sarajevo Romanija Corps of the Republika Srpska Army, was sentenced by the Trial Chamber to 20 years in prison for cundicting a campaign of sniping and shelling intended primarily to terrorise the civilian population of Sarajevo. Here I have a copy of a decision issued yesterday by the Appeals Chamber dismissing Galić’s request to submitt further evidence.
And finally, on the occasion of tomorrow’s marking the International Day of Missing Persons, I would like to invite all those who have information on mass grave locations to reveal the information to relevant authorities.
Thank you for your attention.
EUFOR
No statement.