^* [Reproduced from the text provided by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. On February 9, 1995, under Rule 47 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Tribunal, the Prosecutor forwarded the indictments to the Registrar for confirmation by a Judge. The indictment was reviewed, and on February 13, 1995, Judge Karibi-Whyte confirmed the indictments. He also signed arrest warrants directed to authorities in whose territory the accused are believed to be, namely the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian Serb administration in Pale and the Federal Republic of Germany in the case of Tadic. On April 24, 1995, Tadic was transferred from Germany to the Tribunal's seat in The Hague.

[UN Security Council Resolution 827 (1993), approving the Secretary-General's Report on the Tribunal and establishing the Tribunal, appears at 32 I.L.M. 1203 (1993). The Secretary-General's Report, containing the Statute of the Tribunal, appears at 32 I.L.M. 1159 (1993). The Rules of Procedure and Evidence appear at 33 I.L.M. 484, 838, 1620 (1994). Indictment 1 against Nikolic appears at 34 I.L.M. 996 (1995). A Report of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the Genocide Convention, containing a section-by-section analysis, appears at 28 I.L.M. 760 (1989). On July 25, 1995, indictments were also issued against Karadzic, Mladic and others.

[Further information concerning these indictments may be obtained from: Press and Information Office, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Churchillplein 1, P.O. Box 13888, 2501 EW The Hague, Netherlands (tel: (31) (70) 416-5232, fax (31) (70) 416-5355).]