HC Deb 21 February 2000 vol 344 cc839-40W
Mr. Beard

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps are being taken to arrest indicted war criminals in(a) Bosnia-Herzegovina and (b) Kosovo. [109408]

Mr. Vaz

The mandates of the NATO-led Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (SFOR) and the Kosovo Force (KFOR) authorise troops to detain indicted persons with whom they come into contact in the course of their duties, provided the tactical situation permits. Within Bosnia, SFOR has detained 17 suspects. Two further indictees were shot dead by SFOR personnel acting in self defence during a detention operation. UNMIK (UN police force) in Kosovo have detained war crimes suspects there, but the five persons indicted for war crimes by ICTY for atrocities committed in Kosovo are still are large in Serbia.

Mr. Bradshaw

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many suspected war criminals have been arrested by UK forces in Bosnia. [109401]

Mr. Edwards

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many suspected war criminals have been apprehended by British forces in Bosnia [109417]

Mr. Vaz

British SFOR troops have successfully detained eight war crimes suspects indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. They have also been involved in the arrest of a further two suspects with other SFOR forces. A further indictee was shot dead by British SFOR personnel acting in self defence during a detention operation.