http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&F=12917&t=02&m= A16&aa=2 Athens News July 6, 2001 Greeks slam Milosevic's delivery to The Hague THE EXTRADITION of Slobodan Milosevic was widely condemned in Greece by both politicians and the media. Many Greeks criticised the United States and its allies for "blackmailing" Serbia. "Milosevic in the hands of murderers," read the banner front-page headline of Rizospastis, the Communist party newspaper. "For a fistful of dollars," read the headline in the conservative broadsheet Kathimerini. Politicians and commentators criticised the move for coming at a time when the Yugoslav constitutional court had ruled against extradition and for being carried out without the prior knowledge of Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica. "Slobodan Milosevic may be a criminal, but the way in which he was surrendered to The Hague tribunal is equally criminal," said the liberal Athens daily Eleftherotypia. "The delivery of Milosevic occurred through blackmail,... in exchange, literally, for a handful of dollars," of financial assistance towards the reconstruction of Yugoslavia. Former conservative premier Costas Mitsotakis, said the extradition was "not an act of justice" and was carried out "in violation of law and order". Mitsotakis accused the US and Europe of making "serious mistakes" which will impact negatively on the situation in Yugoslavia. Former Socialist foreign minister Carolos Papoulias warned that the extradition could fuel a drawn-out political crisis in Yugoslavia. ATHENS NEWS , 06/07/2001 , page: A16 Article code: C12917A162 Serbian News Network - SNN [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.antic.org/
