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INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE TO DEFEND SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC
ICDSM           Sofia-New York-Moscow            www.icdsm.org
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Velko Valkanov, Ramsey Clark, Alexander Zinoviev (Co-Chairmen), Klaus
Hartmann (Chairman of the Board), Vladimir Krsljanin (Secretary),
Christopher Black (Chair, Legal Committee), Tiphaine Dickson (Legal
Spokesperson)
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11 March 2006                                         Special Circular
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]         tel:   +381 63 8862 301          fax:  +318 11
630 549
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Statement

President Slobodan Milosevic, the biggest fighter for freedom and dignity of
the Serbian people and the greatest international symbol of the struggle
fore peoples' rights, have been murdered this morning in the detention unit
in Scheveningen.

For this crime, the Hague tribunal is directly responsible, by its denial to
allow his medical treatment in Moscow, in spite of his critical medical
condition.

We demand from the UN General Secretary to immediately suspend the works of
this criminal institution, and from the UN Security Council we demand to
abolish it.

We demand from Serbian authorities to immediately cut any cooperation with
the tribunal and to make possible to the people to express the honor to
President Milosevic. If they decline to do that, they will respond before
the people.

Who was and what for was struggling Slobodan Milosevic, the Serbian people
and the whole freedom-loving world knows best. His death has to mark the end
of the treacherous and servile policies that lead the country and the people
into disaster.

We call upon the people to unite in defense of its freedom and dignity, as
it was always done by Slobodan Milosevic.

The book of condolences will be open on Sunday, 12 March at 9 am in the
premises of Sloboda/Freedom Association, 16 Rajiceva street in Belgrade.

Sloboda/Freedom Association
National Committee for the Liberation of Slobodan Milosevic

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SAOPSTENJE

          Predsednik Slobodan Milosevic, najveci borac za slobodu i
dostojanstvo srpskog naroda i najveci simbol borbe za prava naroda u svetu,
ubijen je jutros u pritvorskoj jedinici u Seveningenu.

          Za ovaj zlocin direktno je odgovoran haski tribunal koji je,
uprkos kriticnom zdravstvenom stanju predsednika Slobodana Milosevica, odbio
da omoguci njegovo lecenje u Moskvi.

          Zahtevamo od generalnog sekretara UN da odmah obustavi rad ove
zlocinacke institucije, a od Saveta bezbednosti UN da je ukine.

          Zahtevamo od srpskih vlasti da odmah prekinu svaku saradnju sa
tribunalom i da omoguce narodu da oda du`nu postu predsedniku Milosevicu.
Ukoliko to ne ucine, odgovarace pred sudom naroda.

          Ko je bio i za sta se borio Slobodan Milosevic, najbolje zna
srpski narod, ali i citav slobodoljubivi svet. Njegova smrt mora oznaciti
kraj izdajnicke i udvoricke politike koja zemlju i narod vodi u propast.

          Pozivamo narod da se ujedini u odbrani svoje slobode i
dostojanstva, kao sto je to uvek cinio Slobodan Milosevic.

          Knjiga zalosti bice otvorena u nedelju, 12. marta u 9 casova u
prostorijama Udruzenja SLOBODA, ul. Rajiceva br. 16 u Beogradu.

 Udruzenje SLOBODA
 Nacionalni komitet za oslobo|enje Slobodana Milosevica

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The International Committee For the Defence of Slobodan Milosevic condemns
the  deliberate refusal of the fascist Hague tribunal to honour all
civilized codes of decency and law which have resulted in the death of
President Slobodan Milosevic in their hands today, March 11, 2006. Their
actions are tantamount to the murder of a man who stood as a symbol of
resistance to the New World Order and a symbol of and fighter for the
independence and sovereignty of the peoples of Yugoslavia and for social
justice in the world. This was his only crime.

We demand that there be an international, independent enquiry into the
circumstances and cause of his death and that his family, his party and his
supporters be party to that enquiry.

We also demand the right of his wife and family to attend his funeral
without fear of persecution, arrest or any other impediment to their right
to honour their beloved husband, comrade and father.

To the people of Yugoslavia we offer our profound sympathies. Yet, though he
is no longer with us in body, his ceaseless courage, his determination to
show the world the truth about the aggression by the western powers against
Yugoslavia, his spirit of resistance to the new fascism, and his constant
belief in the strength and spirit of the people, will forever light the
darkness into which the world has descended.  We salute him and will forever
thank and honour him.

Christopher Black
Chair, Legal Committee
and Vice-Chair ICDSM
255-744-666-972
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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YESTERDAY, THE FOLLOWING LETTER WAS SENT TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
AND TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE APPEALS CHAMBER OF THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL:
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We are dismayed and deeply distressed at the cavalier and dilatory dismissal
by the ICTY Trial Chamber of former President Slobodan Milosevic's request
that, as recommended by the internationally respected Bakoulev Center for
Cardiovascular Surgery in Moscow, he be transferred there for further
testing and possible treatment for a life threatening cardiovascular
condition.  Based on medical examinations of President Milosevic by three
doctors on November 4, 2005, including Dr. M.V. Shumilina, an angiologist
from the Bakoulev Center, Dr. L.A. Bockeria, Director and Chairman of the
Bakoulev Center found President Milosevic condition to be "critical".  The
Trial Chamber received these medical evaluations on November 15, 2005.

Most dismaying and distressing is the total failure of the Trial Chamber to
address and acknowledge the medical condition of President Milosevic and
order needed testing and medical treatment as is the right of every
prisoner. International law-and in particular, the International Covenant
for Civil and Political Rights-- prescribes, and the ICTY's own Rules of
detention guarantee, the rights of prisoners to be " treated with humanity
and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person". Throughout
the course of legal proceedings, accused are presumed innocent, and those
deprived of their liberty are to be treated in a manner "appropriate to
their status as unconvicted persons". President Milosevic remains untreated
in the face of Dr. Shumilina's conclusion that his medical treatment at the
United Nations Detention Unit is "inadequate".  Incredibly, despite his
history of heart problems and high blood pressure, no vascular diagnoses had
been made before November 4, 2004.  Yet President Milosevic's health has
been a major concern in the proceedings for the past three years.  The
stress of the proceedings, the inadequate medical care and the prison
conditions have severely worsened his prior health problems endangering his
life.

       The Trial Chamber has taken no action to protect the life of a
prisoner whose physical condition has been found to be critical.   Instead
it has trivialized its duty to assure adequate and necessary medical care
for a person being tried before it. Detainees who require special treatment,
as does President Milosevic, must be transferred to specialized institutions
for that treatment, as set out by the. Standard Minimum Rules for the
Treatment of Prisoners, adopted by the First United Nations Congress on the
Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders.

The Trial Chamber astonishingly proclaims:

1.   "That neither Dr. Shumilina nor Dr. Bockeria states that the Bakoulev
Center is the only possible location for appropriate diagnosis and treatment
of the accused's condition."  What conceit could lead them to such a boast?
They doubtless believe their Center is the best and such a conclusion is
justified.   No confidence can be placed in the medical choices of the Court
authorities after their years of neglect and selection in December 2005 of
Dr. Aarts, a Dutch neurological radiologist, who found no pathological
condition in President Milosevic and made no recommendations for treatment.

2.   That it "...accepts the submission of the Prosecution that if the
Accused wishes to be treated by specialists who are not from the
Netherlands, such physicians may come here to treat him."  Rich and famous
people travel from all parts of the world to leading medical centers like
Bakoulev, often when their very travel is a risk.  No one believes the same
quality service could be provided by roving medical teams of the world's
best doctors and if it could be, the number of patients they serve would be
drastically reduced.

Both propositions are absurd in a proceeding where life and fundamental
rights are at stake.  And how does the panel explain its authorizing Pavle
Strugar to be repeatedly released to travel to Montenegro, an entity which
is not a UN member, for hip replacement surgery, a relatively safe, simple
and a minor procedure?          Prosecutor v. Pavle Strugar, IT-01-42-A, 3
December 2001, 16 December 2005.

The final conclusion of the Trial Chamber proclaims that it is "not
satisfied ... that it is more likely than not that the Accused, if released,
would return for the continuation of his trial".  Why it has more trust in
the government of Montenegro or interim administration of Kosovo than the
Russian Federation, which has given its word to return President Milosevic,
is not explained, but the insult to a permanent member of the Security
Council is inescapable.

The Trial Chamber's reliance in denying President Milosevic needed medical
care, on the proceedings being in "its latter stages ... at the end of which
... he may face the possibility of life imprisonment" is irrational at best.
Does it mean under such circumstances, a prisoner may just have to die?  Is
it too late for urgently needed medical treatment?  Does it mean "the
possibility of life imprisonment is greater in the latter stages of a trial
than in the beginning?  Then it is commenting on the weight of the evidence
which it will judge.  Would a defendant who believes he would be convicted
and sentenced to life in prison wait until the latter stages of proceedings
to seek a means of escape?  Would an impartial Court obligated to hear all
the evidence before reaching a decision believe in the latter stages of a
trial it was hearing that the defendant was more likely to flee then than he
was at the beginning, unless the Court believed the evidence supported a
severe sentence?  Has the Court revealed its bias by its bizarre reliance on
a presumed fear of a life sentence by the accused in the latter stages of
these proceedings?

The decision of the Trial Chamber is unsupportable in fact and in law.  It
exposes the Court's strategy of feeble excuses to support its prejudice and
reveals its own failures to protect the health of this prisoner.

The decision is so unreasonable and plainly unjust as to demonstrate the
appearance and the fact of judicial prejudice.

The Court has determined that President Milosevic must face the possibility
of death because it sees the possibility of a life sentence as the cause for
his seeking emergency medical care.

The decision alone, affirmed by the Appeals Chamber, will do great injury to
the ICTY and international humanitarian law.  The death, or serious
impairment of President Milosevic for want of medical care will impose the
same sentence on the ICTY and international law as a means to peace.

We urge you to reverse the Trial Chamber's decision and order the immediate
transfer of President Milosevic to the Bakoulev Center for testing and
treatment under the conditions proposed.


(Ending for the Security Council)

We urge you to direct the ICTY to order the immediate transfer of President
Milosevic to the Bakoulev Center for testing and treatment under the
conditions proposed.


Respectfully submitted,

Ramsey Clark, Former US Attorney General, USA

Professor Velko Valkanov, doctor of law, President of the Bulgarian
Committee for Human Rights, former MP, Bulgaria

Professor Alexander Zinoviev, philosopher, writer, Russian Federation

Professor Sergei Baburin, doctor of law, Vice-Chairman of the State Duma of
the Parliamentary Assembly of the Russian Federation

JUDr Vojtech Filip, Vice-Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the
Parliament of the Czech Republic

Thanassis Pafilis, Meber of the European Parliament, General Secretary of
the World Peace Council, Greece

Tiphaine Dickson, international criminal lawyer, Quebec

Professor Aldo Bernardini, doctor of international law, Italy

Christopher Black, international criminal lawyer, Canada

Klaus Hartmann, Vice-Chairman of the World Union of Freethinkers, Germany

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