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AFP. 12 March 2002. Milosevic accuses prosecution of manipulation in war crimes trial. THE HAGUE -- Slobodan Milosevic on Tuesday again accused prosecutors at the UN war crimes tribunal of manipulation, as he cross-examined a witness who had told the court of Serb atrocities in Kosovo. "This is another example of the manipulation of semi-truths by the prosecution," the former Yugoslav president said of the testimony, before he was cut off by presiding Judge Richard May. The judge admonished Milosevic that it was not the time for comments, and that he should argue his point by questioning the witness. Milosevic then turned to ethnic Albanian school principal Hazbi Loku, 41, and asked him if he knew that his village was "the main point for transfer of weapons to Macedonia" for the ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). "This is a lie of yours, it is not true," the witness shot back. Later, as Milosevic read him a list of names of Albanian police officers allegedly killed by the KLA, Loku told him: "I think you are fabricating such names." The witness too was cautioned by the court not to make comments and told to just answer the questions. On Monday, Loku said he had seen, from a hiding place on a hill, 20 men from his village thrown into pits and killed by Serb forces. Milosevic challenged Loku's testimony, saying there were no bodies found in the pits and that they were in fact used to store KLA weapons. The witness calmly called the former president's theory "a concoction," saying human remains had indeed been found at the site. After his cross-examination, Milosevic again complained about the prosecution. "The prosecution is no doubt manipulating this witness trying to portray events other than what they were like," he said. In response, May cut off Milosevic's cross-examination of Loku. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
