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"Milosovic stands trial in Holland"

Finally, the trial of Slobodan Milosovic beings at The Hague.
This is going to last a long, long time and will fall from the news for a few months, but this is the 1st day that attempts are made to bring him to justice for the slaughter of almost 2 million Ethnic Serbs.

Finally, the trial of Slobodan Milosovic beings at The Hague.
This is going to last a long, long time and will fall from the news for a few months, but this is the 1st day that attempts are made to bring him to justice for the slaughter of almost 2 million Ethnic Serbs.

But Will won pop idol, so don't expect to read about it in the papers.

Seriously though, how the hell do you try a case like that?

Can there really be any justice?

These are just some the charges he faces for commanding, organising and rewarding his forces. The following are just a tiny example of almost 67 charges in Kosovo, there are also another 3 regions totalling 300 charges.
The Hague has accused him of "levels of savagery beyond medievil"
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a. On or about 15 January 1999, in the early morning hours, the village of Racak (Stimlje/Shtime municipality) was attacked by forces of the FRY and Serbia. After shelling by the VJ units, the Serb police entered the village later in the morning and began conducting house-to-house searches. Villagers, who attempted to flee from the Serb police, were shot throughout the village. A group of approximately 25 men attempted to hide in a building, but were discovered by the Serb police. They were beaten and then were removed to a nearby hill, where the policemen shot and killed them. Altogether, the forces of the FRY and Serbia killed approximately 45 Kosovo Albanians in and around Racak. (Those persons killed who are known by name are set forth in Schedule A, which is attached as an appendix to this indictment.)

b. On or about 25 March 1999, forces of the FRY and Serbia attacked the village of Bela Crkva (Orahovac/Rahovec municipality). Many of the residents of Bela Crkva fled into a streambed outside the village and sought shelter under a railroad bridge. As additional villagers approached the bridge, a Serbian police patrol opened fire on them killing 12 persons, including 10 women and children. The police then ordered the remaining villagers out of the streambed, at which time the men were separated from the women and small children. The police ordered the men to strip and then systematically robbed them of all valuables. The women and children were then ordered to leave. The village doctor attempted to speak with the police commander, but he was shot and killed, as was his nephew. The other men were then ordered back into the streambed. After they complied, the police opened fire on the men, killing approximately 65 Kosovo Albanians. (Those persons killed who are known by name are set forth in Schedule B which is attached as an appendix to the indictment.)


c. On or about 25 March 1999, the villages of Velika Krusa and Mali Krusa/Krushe e Mahde and Krushe e Vogel (Orahovac/Rahovec municipality) were attacked by forces of the FRY and Serbia. Village residents took refuge in a forested area outside Velika Krusa/Krushe e Mahde, where they were able to observe the police systematically looting and then burning the villagers’ houses. On or about the morning of 26 March 1999, Serb police located the villagers in the forest. The police ordered the women and small children to leave the area and to go to Albania. The police then searched the men and boys and took their identity documents, after which they were made to walk to an uninhabited house between the forest and Mali Krusa/Krushe e Vogel. Once the men and boys were assembled inside the house, the Serb police opened fire on the group. After several minutes of gunfire, the police piled hay on the men and boys and set fire to it in order to burn the bodies. As a result of the shootings and the fire, approximately 105 Kosovo Albanian men and boys were killed by the Serb police. (Those persons killed who are known by name are set forth in Schedule C which is attached as an appendix to this indictment.)


d. On or about the evening of 26 March 1999, in the town of Dakovica/Gjakovë , Serb gunmen came to a house on Ymer Grezda Street. The women and children inside the house were separated from the men, and were ordered to go upstairs. The Serb gunmen then shot and killed the 6 Kosovo Albanian men who were in the house. (The names of those killed are set forth in Schedule D which is attached as an appendix to this indictment.)


e. On or about 27 March 1999, in the morning hours, forces of the FRY and Serbia attacked the village of Crkolez/Padalishte (Istok/Istog municipality). As the forces entered the village, they fired on houses and on villagers who attempted to flee. Eight members of the Beke IMERAJ family were forced from their home and were killed in front of their house. Other residents of Crkolez/Padalishte were killed at their homes and in a streambed near the village. Altogether, forces of the FRY and Serbia killed approximately 20 Kosovo Albanians from Crkolez/Padalishte. (Those persons killed who are known by name are set forth in Schedule E which is attached as an appendix to this indictment.)


f. On or about 27 March 1999, FRY and Republic of Serbia forces attacked the village of Izbica (Srbica/Skenderaj municipality). Several thousand village residents took refuge in a meadow outside the village. On or about 28 March 1999, forces of the FRY and Serbia surrounded the villagers and then approached them, demanding money. After valuables were stolen by the soldiers and policemen, the men were separated from the women and small children. The men were then further divided into two groups, one of which was sent to a nearby hill, and the other of which was sent to a nearby streambed. Both groups of men were then fired upon by the forces of the FRY and Serbia, and approximately 130 Kosovo Albanian men were killed. (Those persons killed who are known by name are set forth in Schedule F which is attached as an appendix to this indictment.)


g. On or about the early morning hours of 2 April 1999, Serb police launched an operation against the Qerim district of Dakovica/Gjakovë . Over a period of several hours, Serb police forcibly entered houses of Kosovo Albanians in the Qerim district, killing the occupants, and then setting fire to the buildings. In the basement of a house on Millosh Gilic Street, the Serb police shot the 20 occupants and then set the house on fire. As a result of the shootings and the fires set by the Serb police, 20 Kosovo Albanians were killed, of whom 19 were women and children. (The names of those killed are set forth in Schedule G which is attached as an appendix to this indictment.)

Here are the link for the full list of offences he is charged with in Bosnia, Kosovo and Croatia.
It's heavy reading and made me upset.
Personally, I hope someone takes him down instead of imprisoning him.

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BOSNIA

http://www.un.org/icty/indictment/english/mil-ii011122e.htm

CROATIA

http://www.un.org/icty/indictment/english/mil-ii011008e.htm

KOSOVO

http://www.un.org/icty/indictment/english/mil-ai010629e.htm

Excellent...

I saw something on news this morning in between celebrity gossip and some story about a dog...

Let's hope he doesn't get away with it like Pinoche (sp). You dictator of Chilie, killed thousands in stadiums, friend of former PM Margaret Thatcher.

Bah

what exactly did milosovic do anyway?

You jest, surely?

Everyone knows who Osama Bin Laden is, and what he did, yet very few people know about Milosovich.

Sad how people don't care about something if it isn't shown on TV.

The trial is actually getting a fair amount of media coverage.

Reports on the radio & TV news, and front page stories in many papers.

Though the Daily Mirror used the headline "Monster Inc." for their story on it......

It's quite disturbing, seeing someone just assume that they feel granted to do something such as this.

But as Meka said... how the hell do you tackle this? Even death seems so easy.