Bramerc: The verdict is proof that it was an international conflict with the participation of neighboring countries

(Patria) - Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Serge Brammertz said after today's verdict for Stanišić and Simatović that the most significant thing is that the joint criminal enterprise covered large parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.

"This shows that it was not a civil war but an international conflict in which the political leaderships of neighboring countries played a major role".

"The job is not done. Strategies for war crimes across the region - especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia - are not where they should be. Hundreds of accused are fugitives and now we will focus solely on helping colleagues in the region".

Stanišić and Simatović were convicted for a joint criminal enterprise and for crimes in Croatia, and Bosanski Šamac, Doboj, Zvornik, Trnovo..