Schmidt calls on Prosecutor's Office to prosecute Kordić, and to verify consequences regarding ICTY judgment in that case

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - High Representative Christian Schmidt commented on the recently released video of Dario Kordić, a convicted war criminal, which contains heinous messages regarding the crimes for which he was convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and in which he shows no signs of remorse, according to the office of High Representative Christian Schmidt.

“The fact that a convicted person has served their sentence for a war crime committed does not mean that the crime has disappeared. That person is still a war criminal. Remorse, regret, and forgiveness are what they should seek. These comments by Dario Kordić could be interpreted as glorifying and extolling his deeds. Glorifying war crimes is punishable by law,” Schmidt stated.

“I call on the Prosecutor’s Office to open an investigation into this matter, and it must also be verified whether there are certain consequences regarding the ICTY judgment in Kordić’s case,” stated the High Representative.

He reiterated the need for and gave support to the registration of ICTY and Residual Mechanism for Criminal Courts judgments in BiH criminal records: “Citizens of BiH, convicted by international courts, should not be able to obtain certificates of good conduct from domestic criminal records. A society that strives to build a better future without crimes and genocide must accept the facts from its history for which there are court judgments.”

The High Representative is firmly committed to ensuring this, the statement said.