Serbia pledges justice for all war crimes to boost EU bid

The Serbian government has pledged the prosecute all remaining war crimes in an effort to secure EU membership, the Balkan Insight reported.

In a 415 page action plan published on Friday, Belgrade promised to reform its rule of law and “ensure that all allegations [about war crimes committed in former Yugoslavia during 1990s] are properly investigated and subsequently prosecuted and tried”.

“The Republic of Serbia is fully committed to the process of European integration and aware that this process requires substantial and fundamental changes in the judiciary, the anti-corruption system and the protection of fundamental rights, both at the normative and the implementation level,” the document also statement.

The plans remain contentious with Croatia however, as it allows Serbian courts to prosecute war crimes committed anywhere in the former Yugoslavia region.

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