The UN International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has transferred a former police officer convicted of murder during the Balkans conflict of the 1990s to Germany to serve out his 12-year prison sentence. Johan Tarčulovski, (TOP PHOTO) a police officer in the Macedonia (FYROM), was transferred yesterday from the Tribunal. (From ICTY & UN News Centre Sources) Murder & Other Crimes Against Ethnic Albanians On 19 May 2010, the Appeals Chamber affirmed his conviction of having ordered, planned and instigated crimes committed against ethnic Albanians during a police operation conducted on 12 August 2001 in the village of Ljuboten in the northern part of Macedonia. “Tarčulovski was found guilty of the murder of three ethnic Albanian civilians, the wanton destruction of 12 houses or other property and the cruel treatment of 13 ethnic Albanian civilians,” the ICTY said. Macedonian Minister Found Not Guilty His co-accused in the case, Ljube Boškoski, Minister of Interior of the FYROM from May 2001 until November 2002, was acquitted by both the Trial and Appeals Chamber. The Tarčulovski case is the only case related to the conflict in the territory of FYROM to have been heard by the ICTY. 17 States Where Sentences May be Served by those Convicted by ICTY Since its inception 18 years ago, the Tribunal has indicted 161 persons for serious violations of humanitarian law committed on the territory of former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 2001. Proceedings against 126 persons have been concluded. To date, the Tribunal has signed agreements on the enforcement of sentences with 17 States. “To ensure the successful completion of its mandate, the Tribunal calls upon Member States to assist it in securing additional enforcement capacity,” the ICTY said in a press statement. Who will Determine Early Release & Violations of Parole Terms? With the ICTY already winding down, and probably likely to close down after the Ratko Mladic (BOTTOM PHOTO) trial, it will be curious to see under which conditions such convicted persons may be paroled or otherwise managed. Those states holding the imprisoned convicts have been exercising broad discretion generally based on their own national laws. However, in my opinion, it would appropriate for victims of such convicted persons and families to be provided a say in matters as parole. This is especially fitting as normal parole monitoring is not likely as the parolees are likely to return to state of origin and beyond the jurisdiction of the current holding state. Thus, besides potentially engaging in criminal activity that may violate their parole terms, such convicts may also sway back into ultra-nationalist activities and hate speech that could incite further troubles or even crimes. FILM REPORT – “Mladic Trial No Resources?” - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/mladic-trial-no-resources/27239 Related Reports – “War Crimes Justice” Channel - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/c/war-crimes-justice By Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey Facebook Become a Fan at “Diplomatically Incorrect” Twitter – Follow at DiplomaticallyX