France refuses to arrest journalist sought by tribunal for former Yugoslavia

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PARIS — France refused Monday to carry out an arrest mandate from the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal against a French journalist convicted of contempt for revealing confidential information about the tribunal's work.

The nation's chief Foreign Ministry spokesman, Bernard Valero, said France's accords with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia require it to carry out mandates against those accused of "serious crimes" but not offenses against the court itself, such as Florence Hartmann's contempt conviction.

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Joe Stephens, Carol D. Leonnig 26 Dec, 2011

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