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Citizens' association "The Committee for National
Solidarity",
Tolstojeva 34, Yu-11000 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Distinguished Sir,
The citizens' association "The Committee for
National Solidarity" addresses to you with an appeal that you urge your
Government, the Parliament, the relevant institutions, organizations and media,
for the permission that Mr. Radislav Krstic, the general of the Army of the
Republic of Srpska, be trasferred to the Military-Medical Academy in Belgrade.
An urgent re-amputation of his right leg, above the knee, is demanded, that is
expected to be followed by a precarious post-operative
recuperation.
Regarding the previous experiences with the medical
services provided by the Hague Tribunal, and in particular
- the death of general Djukic immediately after his
release from the imprisonment in Hague,
- the sudden death of Dr. Kovacevic (later investigations revealed that he vas not given the necessary emergency medical aid), - the alleged suicide of Mr. Slavko Dokmanovic in his cell, - his personal experience (from the beginning of his stay in the Hague prison he was deprived of the proper medical treatment), general Krstic refuses to be subjected to the
necessary operation if it is performed by the medical services of the Hague
Tribunal. This may lead to a tragic outcome.
Last month, a member of our Committee visited
general Krstic in the prison, and was shocked by his overall physical condition,
as well as with the conducts of the prison's medical department. We fear that,
if an immediate action is not undertaken, the consequences for the health and
life of Mr. Krstic may be tragic.
Today, we have received a stirring plea from his
only daughter, Tamara Krstic, and decided to turn to you for help.
Jela Jovanovic,
Secretary general of the Committee for National Solidarity ===================================================================
=================================================================== Please, help my daddy.
My daddy, Radislav Krstic, the general of the Army
of the Republic of Srpska, has been in the United Nation's confinement in
Sheweningen for the past twenty six months. Right now, his health is in a very
bad condition. He is an invalid, since his lower leg has been amputated, and the
stump was additionally wounded in the course of his arrest. Due to the
inadequate and inefficient medical treatment in the prison, the infection of the
bone has developed, with the high risk of gangrene, and the above-the-knee
amputation has been recommended.
My daddy justifiably fears the operation, as well
as the post-operative treatment, that would take place in the environment that
he is at now. A plead to all the good people, throughout the globe, to help my
daddy by raising their voice.
I plead to the United Nations, to the International
Red Cross, to the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights.... Please, help that my
daddy does not die in Sheweningen. I addess the Board of Judges of the Hague
Tribunal, and to the prosecutors in my daddy's process
- do not say that he 'refuses to use the
prothesis'- no, he can not wear it, it hurts,
- do not say that he 'does not want to drink your medicines'- no, you have overdosed him so that he fainted, - do not tell him to flush his wounds by water - no, there is no such thing in the world. And so much more. That is why I appeal to you to let my daddy to try
to get his cure in his country. As a guarantee, I offer to stay in his cell
until he returns to Sheweningen to prove his innocence.
Belgrade, 22. 01. 2001.
His only daughter, Tamara Krstic |
