Netherlands - French authorities will not execute international warrant for Florence Hartmann's arrest

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders welcomes the French government's decision not to execute the international warrant for former French journalist Florence Hartmann's arrest which the Hague- based International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia issued after convicting her of contempt of court. The French foreign ministry said today that the charge on which Hartmann was convicted was not one of “the serious crimes that this tribunal has the job of trying” and that therefore “France has no (...)

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