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ZAGREB/THE HAGUE, Nov 1 (Hina) - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has announced that the case of the two retired Croatian generals, Rahim Ademi and Mirko Norac, was transferred to Croatia.
According to a statement the Hague-based UN war crimes tribunal issued on its web page on Tuesday, "today, 1 November 2005, the Rahim Ademi and Mirko Norac case was officially transferred to the Republic of Croatia by the ICTY. This is the first case in which persons already indicted by the Tribunal have been referred to Croatia. It is the only case, out of 10, that the Tribunal"s Prosecution has requested be transferred to Croatia."
The ICTY Prosecution moved for the referral of the case in September last year. The discussion on the matter was held in February 2005 and the the Referral Bench, comprised of three judges, decided to give a go-ahead for the referral on 14 September.
In its findings, the Referral Bench found that all requirements according to the rule regulating the transfer of ICTY cases, had been satisfied, including for the protection of witnesses, a fair trial for the accused, and the assurance that the death penalty would not be imposed. The Tribunal Prosecution was ordered to hand over all material supporting the indictment and other appropriate evidentiary material to the Prosecutor of the Republic of Croatia no later than 30 days after the decision.
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