War crimes tribunal may lift seal on Milosevic documents
The United Nations war crimes tribunal says it will consider a prosecutor's request to lift the confidentiality on some documents linked to the war crimes trial of the late Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.
The announcement follows a request from chief war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte. It is not clear what documents she wants made public.
Del Ponte has denied accusations she made a deal with Belgrade to keep some documents confidential in return for Serbian help in speeding up trial proceedings.
Last month, chief Milosevic prosecutor Geoffrey Nice said the concealed documents could have given a clearer picture of Serbia's role in the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
He said del Ponte was wrong in accepting Belgrade's 2003 argument that some documents should be classified on national security grounds.
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The announcement follows a request from chief war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte. It is not clear what documents she wants made public.
Del Ponte has denied accusations she made a deal with Belgrade to keep some documents confidential in return for Serbian help in speeding up trial proceedings.
Last month, chief Milosevic prosecutor Geoffrey Nice said the concealed documents could have given a clearer picture of Serbia's role in the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
He said del Ponte was wrong in accepting Belgrade's 2003 argument that some documents should be classified on national security grounds.