Karadžić must be tried without delay

Radovan Karadžić is wrong in refusing to acknowledge the legitimacy of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia because it operates according to international law, the daily The Times writes, adding that the court must take swift action: "Every war crimes trial, from the Nuremberg indictment to the arraignment of the Khmer Rouge, has been castigated by small bands of deniers and apologists as 'victors' justice'. That is nonsense. The tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was established not by partisan fiat but by vote of the UN Security Council in 1993. It upholds international legal precepts against war crimes, in the interests of justice and reconciliation. In earlier hearings, it has been scrupulous about the quality of evidence. It must try Dr Karadžić without further delay."

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