DATE=11/9/1999
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=RWANDA STOPS COOPERATION (L ONLY)
NUMBER=2-255991
BYLINE=BRECK ARDERY
DATELINE=UNITED NATIONS
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: The head of the International Criminal
Tribunal for Rwanda expressed serious concern today
(Tuesday) over a decision by the government of Rwanda
to stop cooperating with the tribunal. V-O-A
Correspondent Breck Ardery reports from the United
Nations.
TEXT: The government of Rwanda decided to suspend
assistance to the tribunal as an apparent protest
after the tribunal's appeals judges dismissed charges
against Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza. Mr. Barayagwiza had
been charged with genocide during the bloody Rwandan
civil war of five years ago. But the appeals panel
ruled that a combination of procedural deficiencies in
the case mean Mr. Barayagwiza will go free.
Navanethem Pillay, president of the International
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, says a lack of
cooperation from Rwanda now could jeopardize other
prosecutions.
/// Pillay Act ///
We do need the cooperation of the Rwandan
government for the production of witnesses both
for the prosecution and the defense. If we do
not have that cooperation and do not secure the
attendance of witnesses, then of course we can
not hold trials and that is why this is a matter
of great concern.
/// End Act ///
Ms. Pillay told reporters she hopes the government of
Rwanda will come to understand that the International
Tribunal must follow its own rules of procedure and
abide by the decisions of appeals judges.(Signed)
NEB/UN/BA/LSF/JP
09-Nov-1999 17:34 PM EDT (09-Nov-1999 2234 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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