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I agree with the journalist that this could be a precedent for Russia and
other countries. Don't like Putin's handling of Chechnya? Charge him with
war crimes and put an economic embargo on Russia until he is handed over
for "trial".
FWP
On Sat, 30 Jun 2001, Rick Rozoff wrote:
> STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK
>
> http://www.russianobserver.com
>
> The Russian Observer
> June 30, 2001
>
> Seleznyov, Stroyev denounce extradition of Milosevic
>
> "It is the beginning of the end of Yugoslavia itself,
> the beginning of the end of its statehood. For one can
> give away a President or Ministers, but then what kind
> of authority will that country have?" Russia
> Federation Council chairman Yegor Stroyev went on
> record as saying in Moscow.
>
> In his words, each country "has the right to deal with
> its Presidents on its own."
>
> In this connection, he claimed support for the point
> of view of LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who,
> while commenting on the Milosevic affair, cited as a
> case in point South Korea, which "jailed two of its
> Presidents, but did not hand them over to the Hague
> court."
>
> Besides, Stroyev fears that this incident "is an
> attempt to create a precedent for Russia in future."
>
> He said it was doubtful that Yugoslavian President
> Vojislav Kostunica had known nothing about the
> extradition. "What kind of a President is that, who
> does not know what is happening in his country?" he
> queried.
>
> State Duma chairman Gennady Seleznyov claimed the
> Hague Tribunal should judge NATO's supporters and
> allies, which had bombed that country, not the former
> FRY President, Slobodan Milosevic.
>
> Like many other citizens of Russia, he was struck by
> the news about the extradition, "under the cover of
> the night," of the former Yugoslavian President. In
> his view, the move was carried out "in an undemocratic
> way" and in violation of the FRY legislation. He
> stressed in particular that the FRY leaders had taken
> the decision without advising Vojislav Kostunica as
> was evident from the statement by the Yugoslavian
> President himself.
>
>
>
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