Prosecutor Serge Brammertz on mission to Belgrade

Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the ICTY and MICT, will be in Belgrade on 27 and 28 October, as part of preparations for his regular biannual report to the UN Security Council.

The Prosecutor will meet with Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, Minister of Interior Nebojša Stefanović, Minister of Justice Nela Kuburović, and the representatives of the Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor, as well as representatives of the international community and civil society.

Pursuant to UNSC Resolutions 1503 (from 2003) and 1534 (from 2004) the ICTY Prosecutor has a duty to report to the UNSC every six months about the current progress towards the implementation of the Tribunal’s Completion Strategy. The reports have been provided on a regular basis since May 2004. Pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1966 (from 2010) the Prosecutor of the Mechanism is required to submit a progress report to the UNSC every six months.

It is expected that Prosecutor Brammertz will present his reports to the UNSC in early December.