It was three years ago almost to the day when I looked into a mass grave to see the remains of 600 men, women and children slaughtered by Radovan Karadzic’s henchmen.
When I saw the children’s dolls lying alongside those broken bones, it was clear this was one of the worst war crime since the end of the Nazis.
The lives of these people, whose remains were dumped near Srebrenica, were snuffed out on the command of Europe’s most evil man in 1992.
You can imagine how happy I am that this man who I helped chased for four years over the over the mountains and forests of Bosnia is now on his way to the Hague and justice.
I flew into Sarajevo on a trip down memory lane this morning to find a city in celebration – and I understand why.
I was here many times too in the four-year siege when 10,000 of their citizens were killed by Serb guns.
It is important that the Serbs caught him because it was they who hid him for so long.
It’s also crucial that Serbia, under its new president Boris Tadic has taken this step to put the past behind them so the people can build their future in Europe.
One act now remains – and that is to bring General Ratko Mladic, Milosovic’s partner in war crime, to justice.
He and his lieutenants still have the blood of 8,000 men and boys killed in three days at Srebrenica on their hands.
I am certain that the Serbs can do this if they want to, just as they were able to arrest Karadzic.
When that is done, Bosnia will at last have justice, Serbia can again begin to build its future and a great act of international justice will have been brought to its inevitable conclusion.
When this happens, it will send a powerful message to tyrants and murderers in every corner of the world.
There is also good reason for the international community to celebrate.
The fact that the European authorities have insisted on the capture of this murderer should be hailed by Muslims around the globe.
It shows that there cannot be double standards when it comes to the protection of human life and that we are prepared to do what is necessary to ensure Muslims are never again treated with the horror they experienced.
Today is a great day for justice, a great day for the Balkans and great day for Europe.
ENDS