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ZajedniÄko saopćenje za javnost: Dokazan je Genocid – Pravda je Pobjedila
13. decembar. 2012.
ZajedniÄko saopćenje za javnost: Dokazan je Genocid – Pravda je Pobjedila
U ime preživjelih žrtava i svjedoka agresije na Republiku Bosnu i Hercegovinu i genocida nad njenim graÄ‘anima pozdravljamo odluku Prvostepenog sudskog vijeća MeÄ‘unarodng kriviÄnog tribunala za bivšu Jugoslaviju, kojom je general Vojske Republike Srpske, Zdravko Tolimir proglašen krivim za genocid, uÄešÄ‡e u genocidu, uništenje i zloÄine protiv ÄovjeÄnosti, ubistva i kršenja obiÄaja ratovanja.
On je kao bivši pomoćnik Ratka Mladića za obavještajno–sigurnosne poslove u Glavnom štabu Vojske Republike Srpske osuÄ‘en kao pripadnik udruženog zloÄinaÄkog poduhvata sa ciljem trajnog uklanjanja bošnjaÄkog stanovništva iz Srebrenice i Žepe. To je prema presudi postignuto u julu 1995. godine ubistvom preko 8,000 civila i prinudnim preseljenjem desetina tisuća žena i djece iz Zaštićenih zona UN.
Smatramo da ova odluka Prvostepenog sudskog vijeća MeÄ‘unarodng kriviÄnog tribunala za bivšu Jugoslaviju ima bitnu važnost za istinu o zloÄinima ne samo u Bosni i Hercegovini, već i u svijetu. Istovremeno odluka je od neprocjenjive važnosti za pravdu za žrtve genocida u Bosni i Hercegovini i pravdu za sve žrtve svih zloÄina u svijetu.
Važnost odluke proizilazi iz sljedećih najbitnijih navoda presude
1. Zdravko Tolimir je kriv za planiranje, poticanje i nareÄ‘ivanje kriviÄnog djela genocida nad bošnjaÄkim djeÄacima i muškarcima te prisilnu deportaciju preostalih žena i djece.
2. Prvostepeno sudsko vijeće MeÄ‘unarodng kriviÄnog tribunala za bivšu Jugoslaviju je zakljuÄilo da je u Bosni i Hercegovini postojala politika bosanskih Srba za protjerivanje i nasilno uklanjanje stanovništva nesrpske nacionalnosti te da je Tolimir bio uÄesnik udruženog zloÄinaÄkog poduhvata. On se u Žepi i Srebrenici dogodio prema Direktivi 7, potpisanoj od bivšeg predsjednika Radovana Karadžića takoÄ‘er optuženog za isti zloÄin, a koju su provodili zapovjednici Vojske Republike Srpske. Direktiva 7 je prema zakljuÄcima Raspravnog vijeća imala za cilj stvaranje nemogućih uvjeta u enklavama, meÄ‘u ostalim i zaustavljanjem humanitarne pomoći.
3. U objašnjenju nalaza o udruženom zloÄinaÄkom poduhvatu za poÄinjenje genocida Prvostepeno sudsko vijeće MeÄ‘unarodng kriviÄnog tribunala za bivšu Jugoslaviju je podsjetilo na uÄešÄ‡e Tolimira u ubojstvu vodećih bošnjaÄkih predstavnika u Žepi, oportuna ubojstva manjih i većih grupa zarobljenika u Srebrenici, noć užasa u UN-ovoj bazi u PotoÄarima gdje su civili tako maltretirani da im nije preostalo ništa drugo nego da odu u progonstvo te na kraju skrivanje i zakopavanje ubijenih u Äemu su sudjelovali podreÄ‘eni optuženog. Kombinirano prisilno preseljenje kao i ubijanje imalo za cilj uništenje Bošnjaka.
Ova presuda je najbolji odgovor svim onima koji negiraju genocid u Bosni i Hercegovini. U ime preživjelih žrtava i svjedoka agresije na Republiku Bosnu i Hercegovinu i genocida nad njenim graÄ‘anima oÄekujemo da će i druge zloÄince stići ista kazna, posebno Radovana Karadžića i Ratka Mladića.
Saopćenje je objavljeno ispred slijedecih organizacija:
Kongres Bošnjaka Sjeverne Amerike (KBSA)
Institut za Istraživanje Genocida Kanada (IGK)
http://www.instituteforgenocide.ca
Bosansko-americki Institut za Genocid i Edukaciju (BAGI)
December 13, 2012
For Immediate Release: ICTY Court Ruling Confirming Genocide is a Victory for Justice
On behalf of the survivors and witnesses of the 1992 – 1995 aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the genocide against the Bosniak people, we welcome the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia’s conviction and sentencing to life imprisonment of former Serb General Zdravko Tolimir for genocide, participation in genocide, extermination, crimes against humanity, and violations of the laws and customs of war.
General Tolimir served as Assistant Commander and Chief for Intelligence and Security of the Main Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) during the Bosnian Serb Army’s assault on the U.N. Safe Areas of Srebrenica and Zepa in July of 1995. He was convicted of being a member of a joint criminal enterprise whose aims were to exterminate the Bosniak populations living in these two U.N. Safe Areas.
We believe that this ruling by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is vital in establishing the truth about the crimes committed in Bosnia-Herzegovina and important to the Bosnian citizens and to the International Community. We also believe that this ruling is of paramount significance to finally bringing justice for the victims and survivors of genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina and around the world.
The importance of the court ruling can be summarized in the following main conclusions reached by the tribunal:
1) General Zdravko Tolimir is guilty of planning, instigating, and ordering genocide to be carried out by Serb forces against Srebrenica’s Bosniak boys and men and for ordering the forced removal of the remaining women and children.
2) There had been a clear Bosnian Serb policy for the forced removal of Bosniak civilians from the U.N. Safe Areas of Srebrenica and Zepa and General Tolimir was part of the joint criminal enterprise that faithfully carried out this policy. In Srebrenica and Zepa, General Tolimir supervised the Bosnian Serb Army’s carrying out of Directive 7 which was signed by former Republika Srpska Presdient Radovan Karadzic who is also on trial for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. According to conclusions reached by the ICTY Trial Chamber, Directive 7 instructed the Bosnian Serb Army to create such harsh conditions for the Bosniak populations living inside the U.N. Safe Areas that they would not be able to survive. Part of the Directive was the systematic interception of humanitarian aid headed for the enclaves.
3) General Tolimir’s participation in the joint criminal enterprise included the supervision of the murder of Bosniak community leaders and intellectuals in Zepa, the killing of small and large groups of Bosniak prisoners in Srebrenica, the torture and abuse of Bosniak civilians seeking refuge in the U.N. base in Potocari, and the eventual burial and reburial of the corpses of the Bosniak victims that were murdered in the genocide that followed the fall of the Srebrenica Safe Area. Taken together, the organized murders and forced displacement of Bosniak civilians in Srebrenica and Zepa had the goal of destroying the Bosniak populations living in these two enclaves.
This verdict presents the best response to all those who continue to deny the Srebrenica genocide. On behalf of the survivors and witnesses of the aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the genocide against the Bosniak people, we expect that Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic will also be found guilty of genocide and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Press Release issued by the following organizations:
The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB)
Institute for Research Genocide, Canada (IGC)
http://www.instituteforgenocide.ca
Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center (BAGI)
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