"Her options were very limited in this case. Plavsic's problem is that she's not particularly popular at home, and it's difficult to imagine her hiding in small villages in the hills like Radovan Karadzic does, and she can't really seek refuge in Serbia because she's not really popular there, either. It's also possible that the Hague prosecutors have made some sort of deal, and that she will be treated differently because she has surrendered voluntarily and possibly agreed to cooperate with the tribunal. So it was the best she could do under the circumstances. Also, she's a very proud woman."
What implications does her surrender have for Radovan Karadzic and even Slobodan Milosevic?
"I don't know that there's much she can contribute to the indictment of Milosevic, but she can certainly provide additional details on Karadzic, and also on Momcilo Krajisnik, who is also under indictment there after being captured by NATO forces. The indictment against Plavsic is almost identical to the one against Krajisnik — they were both close aides of Karadzic during the war."
What about these reports that Slobodan Milosevic may be tried in Yugoslavia, rather than at the Hague?
"I think he'll certainly be tried in Yugoslavia, but the question is whether he will also be tried in the Hague. The judiciary here wants to bring him to court in Belgrade, not only for war crimes but also for corruption and other things he's done inside Serbia. It's more probable that he'll first go to trial here. But the Hague tribunal will keep pressuring Yugoslavia to deliver him. Either they'll deliver him for a trial — after which he could serve his sentence in Serbia, because the Hague may not require that he remain in custody there — or there may be some kind of a compromise in which Milosevic is tried for war crimes jointly by the Hague tribunal and the Yugoslavian prosecutor. This is the compromise the Serb authorities are pushing for. But whatever the outcome, it's likely that he'll first go to trial in Belgrade."