To: Secretary General of the Organization of United Nations, H.E. Kofi A.
Annan
(via UN Office in Belgrade)
To the Governments of:
Peoples' Republic of China
Republic of France
Russian Federation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United States of America
(via their embassies in Belgrade)
The Association of Citizens "Sloboda/Freedom" - Yugoslav
Committee for the Release of Slobodan Milosevic, expressing the opinion of
the large number of citizens, stresses the hard violations of human rights,
as well as of generally accepted legal, juridical and moral norms by the
so-called International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The
Hague (acting on the basis of the mandate by the UN Security Council) in the
process conducted against the long-term President of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia Mr. Slobodan Milosevic.
In the so-called Pre-defense Hearing, hold at The Hague on
September 2nd, 2003, the Tribunal has shown its unwillingness to satisfy,
even in minimum extent, the principle of equality of arms between its own
Prosecution and the right to defense, allegedly recognized by the Tribunal.
If this expressed unwillingness would remain, every impartial observer will
come to the conclusion that a modern inquisition exists within the UN system
with the only objective to protect interests of NATO in the Balkans and that
the most responsible for that are the permanent members of the UN Security
Council.
The Tribunal has shown unwillingness to accept a gentleman
proposal by President Milosevic. President Milosevic requested two-years
break of the process, during which period he could prepare presentation of
his evidence and witnesses in order to confront with truth, in the second
phase of the process, the distorted facts and fabricated evidence, the
Prosecution is presenting for two years already. He had in mind that in
preparing its case, the Prosecution used several years of work of several
hundred of people, financed by the enormous UN budget and assisted by the
intelligence services of some big countries. For its work, with practically
unlimited resources, the Prosecution had at least four and a half years
(since May 1999), although everybody knows that many materials collected
since the founding of the Tribunal in 1993, have been used as well.
Furthermore, The Hague Tribunal by the length and rhythm of the
process and by the denial of the appropriate medical care threatens the life
and health of President Milosevic.
President Milosevic is deprived of visits of his inner family
members. By the recent Tribunal's decision, he is also deprived of visits of
his closest associates, members of the Committee for his release and members
of his Party, by which the right to defense is also denied. Besides, any
contact with media is totally forbidden to President Milosevic, while at the
same time, the Prosecution talks to media daily.
Due to the state of health of President Milosevic, due to
equality and right to defense, and in the interest of truth, we demand a
two-year break of the Hague process, during which President Milosevic would
be set free, in order to recuperate his health and in order to have minimum
conditions to prepare evidence and witnesses for the second phase of the
process. We also demand cease of other violations of his rights.
The only alternative to this, with which the reputation of the
World organization and of the governments most responsible for its
decisions, would not be most seriously damaged, is immediate abolition of
the Hague Tribunal.
Belgrade, September 3rd, 2003
Respectfully,
On behalf of Sloboda/Freedom
Association - The Yugoslav
Committee for the Release of
Slobodan Milosevic,
Bogoljub
Bjelica, Chairman
SLOBODA urgently needs your donation.
Please find the detailed instructions at:
http://www.sloboda.org.yu/pomoc.htm
To join or help this struggle, visit:
http://www.sloboda.org.yu/ (Sloboda/Freedom association)
http://www.icdsm.org/ (the international committee to defend Slobodan
Milosevic)
http://www.free-slobo.de/ (German section of ICDSM)
http://www.icdsmireland.org/ (ICDSM Ireland)
http://www.wpc-in.org/ (world peace council)
http://www.geocities.com/b_antinato/ (Balkan antiNATO center)
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