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Itar-Tass
February 24, 2006
Milosevic not allowed to receive medical treatment in
Russia
THE HAGUE - The Hague Tribunal has denied to Slobodan
Milosevic temporary release from custody for
undergoing medical treatment in Moscow. The former
Yugoslav leader asked the judges to give permission to
it because his health is deteriorating (he suffers
from high blood pressure and some cardio-vascular
diseases). The trial was interrupted 22 times because
of his health problems.
The judges responded negatively to the request of
Milosevic despite the fact that Russia guaranteed the
observance of all the terms of temporary release,
which could be set by the Tribunal.
According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman
Mikhail Kamynin, Milosevic also gave guarantees of his
return to The Hague after the end of the course of
medical treatment.
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Interfax
February 24, 2006
Lawyers to appeal court ruling on Milosevic's Russia
visit
MOSCOW - Lawyers for Slobodan Milosevic will
most likely file an appeal protesting a ruling by the
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former
Yugoslavia rejecting the former Yugoslav leader's
request to visit Russia for medical treatment, a
source in the Russian embassy in the Hague told
Interfax on Friday.
"We presume that Milosevic's defense team will most
likely file an appeal contesting the ruling," he said.
The tribunal rejected Milosevic's request because it
believes that the former Yugoslav leader can receive
any medical treatment he needs in the Netherlands, the
source said.
"As far as we understand, these so-called medical
reasons stand behind the rejection. The court chamber
claimed it was not sure that Milosevic could not
receive the medical treatment he needs on the
territory of the Netherlands. The court chamber
believes that Milosevic does not need to go to Russia
for medical treatment," he said.
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Interfax
February 24, 2006
Rejection of Milosevic's Russia visit request violates
human rights - brother
MOSCOW - The rejection by the International
Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia of
Slobodan Milosevic's request to go to Russia for
medical treatment is a violation of human
rights, the former Yugoslav leader's brother, Borislav
Milosevic, told Interfax on Friday.
"Indeed, the court has said no. I have not yet seen
its official opinion. But I have been told that, in
spite of Russia's guarantees, they are not sure that
Slobodan will return to the Hague. This is nonsense,"
Milosevic said.
"The second reason behind the rejection is that he can
receive treatment in any other place, including the
Netherlands. But I think that refusing to allow a
65-year-old sick man to undergo treatment is not just
inhumane, but is also a crude violation of human
rights and abuse of power," he said.
"Besides, the ruling is insulting for Russia because
the prosecutors considered Russia's guarantees
regarding Milosevic's return to the Hague as
insufficient," he said.
Milosevic "does not trust the doctors who are treating
him in the Netherlands. And he has grounds not to
trust them," he said. The former Yugoslav leader
trusts the opinion of doctors from Moscow's Bakulev
cardiovascular surgery center.
"The problem is that Dutch doctors have not been
treating Milosevic effectively for the past 18 months.
The prescribed medicines have not helped Milosevic.
But, instead of finding medical reasons and carrying
out examinations, they have accused him of failing to
take the medicines. But he takes the required doze in
the presence of security guards every day. Everything
has been documented," Milosevic said.
"Instead of helping the patient, these doctors and
the court decided to deny him the required treatment.
I believe that it is an obvious violation of the
1984 UN Convention against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,"
he said.
