The Independent: The Karadzic trial should only be the start - by Jelena Subotic
The Karadzic trial should only be the start - by Jelena Subotic
Radovan Karadzic's appearance before the UN war-crimes tribunal in The Hague today is a welcome and important step for international justice. It is also a huge boost for the new Serbian government. The international community is showering praise on its leadership, and the European Union has indicated that after years of isolation the country is finally on the road toward Brussels. Serbia, we hear, has at last “turned the page” on its nationalist and violent past.Just like the Serbian government did in the case of Mr. Karadzic and his military sidekick, Ratko Mladic, the Croatian government claimed for years that it had no knowledge of Mr. Gotovina’s whereabouts. But when the EU suspended accession talks and showed it was serious, the Croatian government miraculously discovered Mr. Gotovina in the Canary Islands and promptly delivered him to The Hague.
Labels: EU, Radovan Karadzic, Serbia
