Carla del ponte, the exchief prosecutor for war crimes in former yugoslavia, has unleashed a storm of recrimination with allegations of a trade in human body parts in kosovo and albania after. Me and war criminals, according to tuesday reports. The book, entitled the hunt, describes how del ponte encountered difficulties in her attempts to gather evidence against nato commanders, how she subsequently dropped the investigation for technical and political reasons, and how all. Me and the war criminals, written in collaboration with. Allegations of organ trafficking in del ponte memoir. Switzerland has gagged one its ambassadors from promoting a controversial new book about war crimes in the former yugoslavia. Hague prosecutor carla del ponte wrote a book about kosovo. This horrific tale, which has not been independently confirmed, is the most controversial part of a longawaited memoir by former hague war crimes prosecutor carla del ponte. Me and the war criminals, ponte describes how a black organ market formed during the kosovo war.
Me and war criminals, was due to be launched in milan. Me and war criminals which was published last week, del ponte, who is. Jurist news archive from publicly promoting her new book the hunt. The former attorney general for international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia carla del ponte in her autobiography the hunt told about how the present authorities of the independent. In 2008, del ponte published a book the hunt in which she claimed that the kosovo albanians had smuggled human organs of kidnapped serbs after the kosovo war ended in 1999. In one welcome chapter, borger veers away from the maledominated realm of hunter and quarry to focus on two tenacious female icty prosecutors, louise arbour and carla del ponte. Me and war crimes claims that before killing serbs and members of other ethnic communities, kosovo albanians. Former war crimes prosecutor alleges kosovan army harvested. The secrets of the crushing of yugoslavia are emerging, telling us more about how the modern world is policed. While there is a short chapter about del ponte s childhood and her work in switzerland as a public prosecutor, the majority of the books deals with her role as. Carla del ponte, who prosecuted crimes at the hague, claims some current kosovo leaders once sold vital organs from serb prisoners. Meanwhile, she says, the european union played dumb paying no attention to the crimes. Carla del pontes book provides serious arguments to investigators, confirming information about subjectivity of activities of international. A former swiss attorney general, she was appointed prosecutor for.
Io e i criminali di guerra is a book written by carla del ponte, published in april 2008. Former icty prosecutor reveals kla organized organ. But carla del ponte has enough experience, she already made a mistake once, when she made allegations only against serbs at the icty. John pilger on why we shouldnt forget what happened in. The former chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for yugoslavia in the hague, carla del ponte, this year published her memoir the hunt. Me and the war criminals, which alleged the systematic. A former swiss attorney general, she was appointed prosecutor for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty and the international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr in august 1999. Jun 22, 2008 translated from the russian original the presentation of memories of carla del ponte slated for april 3, 2008 just days after she had left her post of the hague prosecutor general for the former yugoslavia and rwanda. Del ponte denounces alleged organ trafficking france 24. Tribunal carla del ponte would have decided a bit earlier to reveal what she had been silent about for a long time.
Linked with exun prosecutors organ trading claims challenged, with the belated confession of carla del ponte, and with swiss block del ponte over controversial book s claims carla del ponte born february 9, 1947 in lugano, switzerland was a chief prosecutor of two united nations international criminal law tribunals. Nov 17, 2011 carla del ponte, who prosecuted crimes at the hague, claims some current kosovo leaders once sold vital organs from serb prisoners. Any public presentation of this work is incompatible with the authors status of a swiss ambassadorcarla del pontes book contains statements, which are unacceptable for a representative of the government of switzerland, department spokesman jeanphilippe jeannerat said in a special statement to the press on april 8. Human rights watch upr submission on albania human. It is a relentless, sometimes understandably angry book, and an important insiders account of the quest for international justice. Former icty prosecutor reveals kla organized organ smuggling. The hague prosecution learned while investigating war crimes committed by the kosovo liberation army against serbs and other ethnic communities that people that disappeared in 1999 in kosovo were subjected to surgery in. Jurist the switzerland foreign ministry official website has barred former icty chief prosecutor and current swiss ambassador to argentina carla del ponte bbc profile. In the book, del ponte reveals that she was fully aware of their resentments. Me and war criminals, which is published in italian and was.
Apr 15, 2008 carla del ponte, a former prosecutor for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty in the hague, now switzerlands ambassador to argentina, made a sensational announcement. Carla del ponte, the exchief prosecutor for war crimes in former yugoslavia. Carla del pontes book libri i del pontes iii molla e kuqe. The she to whom he was referring was carla del ponte, the swiss. Carla del ponte won international recognition as switzerlands attorney general when she pursued cases against the sicilian mafia. Me and my war criminals, opined that the attack was not a matter for investigation by the office of the prosecutor. Dec 16, 2010 carla del ponte said she was shocked and deeply distressed by the reports findings keystone.
According to del ponte she received information saying about 300 serbs were kidnapped and transferred to albania in 1999 where their organs were extracted. Me and my war criminals, published last week, is an admission that, that because of information. Kp journalists trace the scandalous book by carla del ponte, prosecutor for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslaviaafter kosovo declared independence, prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty carla del ponte raucously quit her position at the hague. The hunt, by carla del ponte the hunt, in the age of reptiles comics comic book series the hunt, a short story from tales of pirx the pilot by stanislaw lem. While there is a short chapter about del pontes childhood and her work in switzerland as a public prosecutor, the majority of the books deals with her role as. She knew that justice was fundamental to building peace, reconciliation, and ultimately, democracy in the wartorn balkan countries. Turning a blind eye for political expediency the scotsman. In 2008 she published a controversial book, the hunt, in which she detailed evidence of the. In the book, del ponte writes that her investigators visited a house in the. Taking and selling organs from abducted people blic on line 21. In 2008 she published a controversial book, the hunt, in which she detailed evidence of the smuggling of organs taken from murdered serb.
Poor carla del ponte as soon as she let the cat out of the bag on the syria sarin gas hoax a flurry of articles appeared in the mainstream media justin raimondo for original your best source for antiwar news, viewpoints, and activities. In 1999, she answered the united nations call to become the chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia and for rwanda. Apr 11, 2008 carla del ponte, the exchief prosecutor for war crimes in former yugoslavia, has unleashed a storm of recrimination with allegations of a trade in human body parts in kosovo and albania after. In her book the hunt, me and war criminals, del ponte wrote that in the immediate aftermath of the 19981999 insurgency war in southern serbian province of kosovo and metohija, when nato troops were already stationed in the province, albanian kla terrorists transported some 300 kidnapped men, mostly serbs, to kukes and tropoja on the. Evidence of kla secret prisons in kosovo and albania. Russian pundits add to del ponte allegations of antiserb atrocities bbc monitoring international reports april 9, 2008 wednesday. Me and military criminals covers quite a long period of del.
Carla del ponte is the author of madame prosecutor 3. Me and war crimes claims that before killing serbs and members o according to del ponte, a onetime prosecutor at the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia, the kidnapped serbs were given a medical test. Did kouchner know kosovo serbs were butchered for their. Carla del ponte said she was shocked and deeply distressed by the reports findings keystone. Join facebook to connect with carla hunt and others you may know. May 06, 20 in 2008, del ponte again stirred the pot at the u. Carla del ponte feels vindicated by kosovo report swi swissinfo. Apr 15, 2009 the allegations first became public in 2008, when carla del ponte, former chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty, published her book, the hunt.
We finally received del pontes book from italy and it states how many serbs were transferred to italy, and where their vital organs, intended for sale throughout europe and america, were removed. Carla del ponte s task was to hunt down and put on trial the top perpetrators of crimes committed during the wars in former yugoslavia. Kosovar daily nacional writes that former icty chiefprosecutor carla del ponte has published a book called hunt war criminals and me where she has proved her insanity and hatred against albanians and kla. Carla del ponte born february 9, 1947 is a former chief prosecutor of two united nations international criminal law tribunals. She slammed the door so loudly behind her that the ceiling. The belated confession of carla del ponte panarmenian. National geographic of warcrimes iza karle del ponte ostaje istorijski vredno svedocanstvo o svetskoj geopolitickoj sceni poslednje decenije 20. Me and war crimes claims that before killing serbs and members of other ethnic communities, kosovo albanians removed their organs to sell for transplants.
Me and the war criminals, which alleged the systematic theft and smuggling of human organs from. Carla del ponte feels vindicated by kosovo report swi. The announcements of carla del ponte were already becoming the reason to initiate proceedings in serbia. Buried deep in carla del pontes book of her role as yugoslav war crimes prosecutor, the hunt. Me and the war criminals convinced them that she was telling the truth. Serb prisoners were stripped of their organs in kosovo war. Switzerland government bars del ponte from promoting war. Me and military criminals covers quite a long period of del pontes stint as the prosecutor from august 1999 to december 2007. Carla del ponte served as the chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for rwanda 19992003 and the international criminal tribunal of the former yugoslavia 19992008. Carla del ponte, the exchief prosecutor for war crimes in former yugoslavia, has unleashed a storm of recrimination with allegations of a trade. Carla del pontes task was to hunt down and put on trial the top perpetrators of crimes committed during the wars in former yugoslavia. Carla del ponte tells of her attempts to investigate. Apr 23, 2008 this horrific tale, which has not been independently confirmed, is the most controversial part of a longawaited memoir by former hague war crimes prosecutor carla del ponte. Carla del ponte, a former prosecutor for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty in the hague, now switzerlands ambassador to argentina, made a sensational announcement.
Carla del ponte born february 9, 1947 in lugano, switzerland was a chief prosecutor of two united nations international criminal law tribunals. The allegations first became public in 2008, when carla del ponte, former chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty, published her book, the hunt. Linked with exun prosecutors organ trading claims challenged, with the belated confession of carla del ponte, and with swiss block del ponte over controversial book s claims. The investigation follows credible allegations in the book the hunt, by carla del ponte, former chief prosecutor of the yugoslav war crimes tribunal. Apr, 2017 in one welcome chapter, borger veers away from the maledominated realm of hunter and quarry to focus on two tenacious female icty prosecutors, louise arbour and carla del ponte. Carla del ponte, the former hague chief prosecutor for war crimes in former yugoslavia, released a book entitled hunt. Now, however, the much discussed carla del pontes book the hunt offers a harrowing detail, revealing why serbian men have been kidnapped throughout kosovo province during past years instead of being killed on the spot, as is the usual kla treatment for all nonalbanians, especially those of serbian ethnicity. Kp journalists went to kosovo to learn more about the crimes. Largely ignored in britain, the book reveals unpalatable truths about the wests intervention in kosovo, which. After reading madame prosecutor i am more convinced than ever that the international criminal tribunal at the hague, run by the united nations and for which carla del ponte was the chief prosecutor for crimes against humanity committed in rwanda and yugoslavia, is not the best way or even a very good way to go after war criminals.
The former chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty carla del ponte reveals in her book hunt me and war criminals that the hague prosecution had found out, while investigating the crimes the kosovo liberation army kla had committed against serbs, roma and other ethnic communities in 1999, that two persons, that had gone missing in the. Carla del ponte, who stepped down in january as chief prosecutor at the hague tribunal for crimes committed in the balkan wars of the 1990s, said investigators found a. Carla del ponte, former prosecutor of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia icty, has exhausted the patience of the invariably calm swiss federal department of foreign affairs, where she works. Discover book depositorys huge selection of carla del ponte books online. Jallows predecessor carla del ponte, in her recent book the hunt.
The circuit court of belgrade has started the hearings on the case of kidnapping of 300 young serbs in summer 1999, who, as the former major accuser of the hague tribunal confirms in his book, were called to albania for requisitioning. Allegations of organ trafficking in del ponte memoir spark. Hague prosecutor carla del ponte wrote a book about kosovos. The paper says the book is likely to cause fierce criticism in kosovo and quotes aak deputy leader, ahmet isufi, saying that. The swiss government has said that statements made in the book kosovo compromise. However, then she went through a kind of purgatory, after she left the post of chief prosecutor she wrote a book called, the hunt. Apr 05, 2008 carla del ponte, the former hague chief prosecutor for war crimes in former yugoslavia, released a book entitled hunt. In her memoirs, ms del ponte uncovers what serbian officials and service chiefs told her during formal and informal meetings, as well as the operations they undertook to arrest the hague fugitives. Del ponte administers justice international museum of women. Largely ignored in britain, the book reveals unpalatable truths about the wests intervention in kosovo. Apr 11, 2008 carla del ponte, who stepped down in january as chief prosecutor at the hague tribunal for crimes committed in the balkan wars of the 1990s, said investigators found a house suspected of being a. Serb prisoners were stripped of their organs in kosovo.