Press Release . Communiqué de presse
(Exclusively for the use of the media. Not an official document)

The Hague, 30 December 1999
PR/ P.I.S./ 459-e

STATEMENT BY MADAME CARLA DEL PONTE, PROSECUTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA.

NATO is not under investigation by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. There is no formal inquiry into the actions of NATO during the conflict in Kosovo.

During the past six months, the Prosecutor has met with and received information from a variety of individuals and groups urging an investigation of NATO's actions during the Kosovo conflict, including members of the Russian Duma and several international legal experts. As with any other information provided to the Prosecutor, this information is reviewed by her staff.

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For further information Paul Risley, Spokesman for the Office of the Prosecutor can be contacted on: 70 416 8871