SOCIALIST PARTY OF
SERBIA
Belgrade, April 7, 2001
STATEMENT
Head Committee of the Socialist Party of Serbia met today
in Belgrade after the end of the massive rally of support to SPS President
Slobodan Milosevic, who was detained a week ago. Head Committee stated
that the rally in front of Government of Serbia buildings was big success.
Several speakers, young socialists, members of the Party
leadership and guests from Montenegro were cheered and applauded by more
than 20.000 citizens. The key demand to the authorities was freeing Milosevic
from detention immediately, letting him defend his innocence from freedom
and stop politically motivated detentions. Proclamation read at the meeting
asked the authorities to answer who were the masked armed men, bearing
neither official insignia nor the authorization of a judge investigator,
who attacked Mr. Milosevic's residence.
Proclamation underlined that the DOS regime is fulfilling
only one of its promises: it is releasing Albanian terrorists and putting
Serbian patriots in jails. It trades away national and state interests.
It sells the dignity of Serbia "for a handful of dollars". In the middle
of Belgrade, the DOS officials roll out the red carpet for Solana, Cook
and other war criminals. While they show off their "international support",
the separatists in Montenegro, Vojvodina and Raska organize further attempts
to break up Yugoslavia and Serbia. In everyday life misery and poverty
rule.
Delegation of protesters went to the Central jail in Belgrade
to visit Slobodan Milosevic and present him the Proclamation, but was denied
to do so by responsible authorities. This provoked another protest because
Serbian authorities were officially requested for permission to visit Milosevic
24 hours in advance.To join or
help this struggle, visit:
http://www.sps.org.yu/
(official SPS website)
http://www.belgrade-forum.org/
(forum for the world of equals)
http://www.24casa.co.yu/
(the only free daily newspaper in Yugoslavia)
