Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Mechanism Serge Brammertz said today that he does not know when the first indictments will be filed at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers for the crimes committed by the KLA in Kosovo, Belgrade based daily Blic reported.
“I know that the victims in Kosovo are seeking justice, but I’m afraid it will take time,” Brammertz told TV Prva, when asked whether he was surprised by the fact that the Kosovo Specialist Chambers have not yet issued an indictment yet.
Brammertz added that he was not spokesman for the Chambers and reminded that one prosecutor has already resigned, reported Blic.
– Only recently was a new one set up, I met him, he began to work, but I do not know when the first indictments will appear, the only thing I can say is that we fully cooperate. Several experienced prosecutors went to this court, we give them all the information. It is up to them to bring the first indictments, Brammertz said.
He estimated that it is difficult to conduct an international investigation, especially if you are physically in The Hague, and should be in Kosovo.
– Providing witnesses, protecting them, providing evidence, all this requires a lot of time, said Brammertz who also spoke with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the upcoming report of the prosecutor for the UN Security Council, as well as on the prosecution’s effect of the Hague Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Brammertz also assessed that in cooperation with Serbia there is agreement on several issues, adding that always it can be done more.
