Archive for the month of September 2009
Karadzic attempts to delay the start of his trial
Balkanblog — September 28, 2009 - 23:03
Radovan Karadzic filed an appeal against the start of his trial October 19, stating he did not have sufficient time to prepare. Karadzic had earlier requested ten more months in order to prepare.
EULEX chief: cooperation with Serbia necessary
Balkanblog — September 27, 2009 - 15:12
EULEX chief Yves de Kermabon said that a minimum level of cooperation with Serbia is necessary in order to effectively deal with organized crime along the border between Serbia and Kosovo, such as smuggling. These crimes affect other EU states as Italy and Germany as well. The cooperation with Serbia triggered a demonstration in Pristina earlier this month and EULEX vehicles have been targeted.
Source: EU Business
EULEX convoy attacked
Balkanblog — September 25, 2009 - 23:27
A EULEX convoy came under fire near the town of Zubin Potok, west of Mitrovica, Kosovo. A bullet struck one of the vehicles carrying Romanian troops. No injuries were reported.
Charges filed against Bosnian Serb leader for denial of massacre
Balkanblog — September 25, 2009 - 23:13
The Bosnia town of Tuzla has filed criminal charges against Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik for denying the massacres of civilians in Tuzla and Sarajevo during the 1992-95 war. Dodik has said that the 1995 Serb mortar attack that killed 71 people in the northern town of Tuzla was staged and dead bodies brought from elsewhere. Prosecutors filed criminal charges against Dodik at three local courts on several counts, including the incitement of ethnic, racial and religious hatred.
Source: Reuters
Four Kosovo Serbs arrested for war crimes
Balkanblog — September 24, 2009 - 06:15
EULEX police arrested four Kosovo Serbs on Wednesday suspected of committing war crimes.
Drupal: show IP address of comment author
stplanken — September 23, 2009 - 12:09
There is no standard way to display the IP address (hostname) of the author of a comment. Since I urgently needed this for auditing purposes (not this site), I created a simple function in template.php that does exactly this:
EULEX seeking access to information Kosovo Police
Balkanblog — September 20, 2009 - 17:02
EULEX is seeking a memorandum of understanding that would allow the mission ad-hoc access to information from the Kosovo Police. The information could be shared with thrid parties, including the Serbian interior ministry.
Source: B92
Ignjatovic: Serbia fully cooperating with ICTY
Balkanblog — September 20, 2009 - 16:50
Dusan Ignjatovic — director of Serbia's National Council for cooperation with ICTY — says Serbia is fully cooperating and that 99% of ICTY's demands have been met. He said that as soon as "Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic are located, if they are in Serbia, they’ll be arrested and extradited to the Tribunal."
Macedonia to remove red star from coat of arms
Balkanblog — September 19, 2009 - 00:24
The Macedonian government has decided to remove the red star from its national coat of arms, shedding the last symbol of its socialist past.
The government's proposal will be submitted to parliament for adoption in the coming days.
Early release of Biljana Plavsic triggers outrage
Balkanblog — September 15, 2009 - 20:54
ICTY announced that Biljana Plavsic will be released early from her 11-year jail term she is currently serving in Sweden. This triggered outrage from Muslim victims of Bosnia's war. She surrendered to ICTY in January 2001 and was sentenced in February 2003.
Former ICTY spokeswoman found guilty of contempt
Balkanblog — September 14, 2009 - 20:28
Florence Hartmann, former ICTY spokeswomen, was found guilty of contempt and fined €7,000. In a book and an article Hartmann disclosed the existence of documents on Serbian government involvement in the Bosnian war of the 1990s.
Hartmann insisted the documents could prove a link between the Serbian government and the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
ICTY expected to deliver verdict on former spokeswoman soon
Balkanblog — September 13, 2009 - 21:26
ICTY is expected to deliver a verdict on Florence Hartmann, former spokeswoman for ICTY, who was accused of contempt of court. Hartmann is accused of disclosing the existence of confidential documents on Serbian government involvement in the Bosnian war of the 1990s. She disclosed the existence in a book and an article. The documents are believed to be communications between the Serbian government and the Bosnian Serb army.