国际法院：塞族和克族均未犯种族灭绝罪

The top U.N. court ruled Tuesday that neither Croatia nor Serbia committed genocide during the 1990s Balkan wars, when Croatia broke away from Yugoslavia.

According to a ruling read by Judge Peter Tomka of the International Court of Justice, many crimes had been committed by the two countries\' forces but both sides failed to prove the other committed genocide during the conflict, which killed over 20,000 people.

Croatia accused Serbia of committing ethnic cleansing and genocide in the city of Vukovar and other areas in 1991. Serbia later filed a counter suit over the expulsion of Serbs from Croatia in 1995.

Both countries have said they will accept the ruling of the ICJ, which is meant to settle disputes between states. But there is concern that the ruling may spark political tensions.

国际刑事法院法官彼得•汤姆卡宣布说，两国军队犯有诸多罪行，但双方都未能证实对方犯有种族灭绝罪。克罗地亚冲突造成2万多人死亡。

克罗地亚指控塞尔维亚人1991年在武科瓦尔市等地进行种族屠杀。塞尔维亚人后来指控克罗地亚人1995年将塞族人赶出克罗地亚。

目前双方都表示接受为解决国家间争执而设立的国际刑事法院的裁决，但也有人担心这项裁决可能会引发政治紧张局势。