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mercredi 12 décembre 2001, 18h59
Bunel condamné à deux ans fermes et écroué pour trahison
Par Thierry Lévêque
PARIS (Reuters) - L'ex-officier français Pierre Bunel
a été condamné à Paris, après deux jours de
procès, à cinq ans de prison, dont deux fermes,
pour trahison au profit de la Yougoslavie en 1998.
Il a été reconnu coupable d'avoir livré à un
agent de Belgrade des documents secrets de l'Otan.
L'ancien officier a été arrêté à l'audience
pour être incarcéré, comme le veut la procédure. Il a
déclaré qu'il ne savait pas encore s'il allait
faire appel. Entre deux gendarmes et entouré d'une
nuée de caméras, il a de nouveau nié avoir trahi son pays.
"J'ai commis une faute professionnelle mais pas
une trahison", a-t-il lancé. Avant d'être emmené
par les gendarmes, il a expliqué avoir le sentiment
d'un "gâchis énorme".
La cour d'assises spéciale du tribunal aux armées,
composée de sept magistrats professionnels, n'a
délibéré qu'une heure.
Elle est allée au-delà des réquisitions du procureur
Janine Stern, qui avait requis une peine de
cinq ans de prison mais sans exclure que cette
peine soit totalement assortie du sursis.
Pierre Bunel, 49 ans, a déjà été détenu durant
près de dix mois dans cette affaire, du 31 octobre
1998 au 23 août 1999. Il ne lui resterait donc
que quelques mois à purger.
Il risquait une peine maximale de quinze ans de détention criminelle.
Défense et accusation sont tombées d'accord à
la fin du procès pour estimer que l'ancien
commandant avait agi de sa propre initiative,
pour tenter de jouer un rôle qui dépassait les tâches
bureaucratiques où il était confiné.
Pierre Bunel a reconnu avoir livré en juillet
et octobre 1998 à un agent secret de Belgrade, Jovan
Milanovic, une synthèse de deux documents classés
"secret-Otan" présentant deux options des projets
de bombardements sur le Kosovo.
Pierre Bunel était alors chef de cabinet du général
Pierre Wiroth, responsable de la
représentation militaire de la France au siège
de l'Otan à Bruxelles. La Yougoslavie était sous la
menace de frappes de l'Alliance en raison d'une
brutale répression des albanophones de la province
du Kosovo.
Le procureur Stern, magistrate détachée à l'armée
qui a le grade de colonel et requiert en
uniforme, a montré une grande sévérité dans sa lecture des faits.
---
"Foutre la trouille aux Serbes"
---
"M. Bunel, vous avez voulu être un héros. En réalité, vous avez
trahi vos camarades, l'armée, la France, les alliés de la
France. Vous avez discrédité la France auprès de ses alliés,
détruit la crédibilité de la France sur la scène internationale",
a-t-elle dit.
La simple transmission de documents secrets, quelles qu'en
soient les raisons, suffisait, selon le
procureur, à entraîner la condamnation.
Me Eric Najsztat, avocat du militaire, a de son côté
abandonné dans sa plaidoirie la thèse d'un
ordre donné par la sécurité militaire française, évoquée
par l'accusé mardi.
"Il voulait foutre la trouille aux Serbes, sans ordres,
sans mission, comme l'électron libre qu'il
s'était décrété lui-même", a dit Me Najsztat. Il
a souligné que l'accusé n'avait pas travaillé pour
de l'argent, ni voulu nuire à la France ou donner
un avantage au régime de Belgrade.
L'avocat a estimé par ailleurs que c'était "la volonté
de la France de détruire la légende d'une
armée pro-serbe" qui avait conduit le gouvernement
à déférer l'affaire à la justice, au lieu de la
traiter en interne par des sanctions disciplinaires.
L'ancien commandant a lui-même semblé abandonner
la thèse d'un ordre ou d'une demande de la
sécurité militaire française.
"Cette audience m'a appris beaucoup de choses sur
moi-même. Je n'aspire plus qu'à une chose, mener
enfin une vie normale", a-t-il simplement dit à la fin des débats
===*===
World Socialist Web Site
> http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/dec2001/brun-d11.shtml
French officer accused of collaborating with Milosevic government
By Francis Dubois and Paul Stuart
11 December 2001
Pierre-Henri Bunel, a former French intelligence
officer, is appearing before a military
tribunal charged with treason. Bunel is accused
of handing over to Serbian intelligence
secret plans for the Alliance's air strikes
on Yugoslavia, one year before the bombing
campaign commenced in spring 1999.
On October 19, 1998, Bunel was imprisoned
in Paris without a trial. He was brought
before a magistrate and charged; the story
of his arrest broke on November 2 that year.
At his original trial, the civilian court
ruled that it had no jurisdiction over the case and
transferred it to a military court. This
move to a closed military court was imperative
for the French ruling elite and its armed
forces. Even then it has taken two years for
the court to have "amassed" material against Bunel.
Bunel is no minor figure in French military
circles. He received the Légion d'honneur,
France's highest military decoration, for
his intelligence work in Bosnia in 1995. He
was attached to the French NATO delegation
in Brussels in mid-1996, serving as head
of staff to the delegation's senior military
adviser, General Pierre Wiroth. He had
access to most of NATO's classified information.
Speaking fluent Arabic, Bunel is an expert
on the "Muslim world" who served in the
Jordanian desert prior to the Gulf War and
also undertook missions in Somalia and
Rwanda on behalf of French imperialism.
His latest book is entitled Menaces
Islamistes (The Islamic Menace).
When arrested, officials said Bunel's activities
were those of an "isolated individual".
Bunel denies this, however. His legal defence
explained in a statement, "What he did
was not an act of treason. His actions were
sponsored by a French service."
Neither Bunel nor his lawyers have indicated
which arm of the French state they allege
instructed him to pass on secret files. Bunel
has said, "I admit passing on information
classified `secret' to a Serb agent... But this
was confidential information, not top
secret: top secret in NATO is classified `Cosmic'.
I never passed on flight plans or
operational orders." He continued, "I passed
documents on to get certain key
messages across. They were that France would
take part in the conflict [in Kosovo],
that the five principal NATO countries had
agreed to strike Yugoslavia, and that if
Milosevic did not withdraw his troops the
carnage would be terrible."
According to Canadian journalist Steve Albert,
Bunel told investigators, "He decided to
hand over NATO plans after a meeting [with]
Lieutenant-Colonel Jovan Milanovic in a
Serbian restaurant in Brussels... Milanovic
was sent to Brussels with the express
purpose of finding out these plans." It was
highly unlikely to have been a chance
encounter and would have been arranged beforehand.
When Bunel was first arrested, he was accused
of meeting with Milanovic on four
occasions between July and October 1998 and
passing on sensitive information,
including operational orders, flight plans and
target lists.
French divisions over Yugoslavia
Defending his actions, Bunel wrote a book called
War crimes at NATO * and set up a
website in which he insists, "It is nonsensical
to undertake a military action if it does
not correspond to a political solution."
Investigative reports published so far indicate
that he was not acting alone, but on behalf of
those within the French elite who were
opposed to breaking political relations with
Serbia and viewed participation in a US-led
military attack in Europe as a betrayal of
France's national interests.
There have been at least two other incidents
said to prove collaboration took place
between French military intelligence and the
former Yugoslav regime. In a report first
aired on the France 2 news programme Envoye
Special (Special Correspondent) in
1996, it was alleged that the commander of
UNPROFOR (United Nations Protection
Force) General Bernard Janvier, took part in
secret negotiations with General Mladic
and General Perisic, Commander in Chief of the
Serbian Army, to obtain the freedom of
captured French UN troops, in return for a
promise not to order air strikes if Srebrenica
were attacked.
In 1998 Washington accused Major Hervé Gourmelon
of warning Bosnian Serb leader
Radovan Karadzic that he was facing imminent
arrest for war crimes, foiling a NATO
plan to take him into custody. According to
Time magazine, Gourmelon was a French
spy who, in 1994, "while a press officer for
UNPROFOR... was caught on hidden video
rifling through the desk of UNPROFOR's military
commander, Gen. Michael Rose".
It is well known that at the same time France
was acting as part of the UN's so-called
"peace keeping" force during the period of
the Bosnian War, it repeatedly carried out
separate negotiations with the Bosnian Serbs
and the Milosevic regime, in direct
opposition to UN regulations and NATO policy.
The French authorities have always been
reluctant to have their military personnel
testifying in front of any court, particularly
the international war crimes tribunal at The
Hague, about the events in the Balkans. French
diplomats and officials have never
hidden the fact that they saw the Hague
tribunal as an "American affair", with French
Defence Minister Alain Richard calling it
a "spectacle". According to some French
commentators, testifying before it would
reveal too much of the murky activities of the
French military and secret services in the
Balkans. They feared that indicted war
criminals might cite documents or transcripts
of telephone calls uncovering French
duplicity or call on "friendly" French officers
to testify in their defence.
The French establishment and military
bureaucracy are divided over what attitude to
take in the Balkans. In contrast to Germany,
for example, France refused to recognise
Bosnian independence for some time. Significant
sections of the ruling class saw
Serbia as a useful ally, which could play the
role of a regional strongman in ensuring
stability in the Balkans. As Paris read the
situation after the 1992-95 Balkan wars, the
territories within Bosnia's borders claimed
by the Serbs would eventually go back to
Serbia. There was open hostility at the extent
to which the US was able to dominate
Balkan events and to America's preferred policy
of encouraging separatist sentiments
in order to undermine the Milosevic regime,
which Washington viewed as an obstacle
to securing its own hegemony. Some diplomats
explained that the Dayton agreement
was " an American show", expressing the
resentment of the French bourgeoisie at
their eventually being forced to work within
the parameters laid down by US policy
decisions in the Balkans.
Even as the Bunel trial gets underway, French
President Jacques Chirac has called on
the people in the Serbian republic of Montenegro
and UN-run Kosovo province to
reject separatism and instead take part in a
reform of the Yugoslav federation.
Speaking at the Belgrade University, he
insisted, "The split of the country can not be a
peaceful and stable solution in the modern
world... a solution can not be found in a
policy of secession, in an approach... based
on the logic of confrontation."
Chirac is the first European head of state
to travel to Serbia since the Western-backed
coup that led to the fall of Milosevic in
October 2000. Also directing his message
towards Macedonia, he insisted, "A renewal
of the Yugoslav federation, with respect
to its integrity, is the best solution, not
only for the stability in the region, but also for a
development of harmonic relations between
different parts of the Yugoslav society."
* * *
* Crimes de Guerre à l'Otan, published by EDITIONS 1, France
Copyright 1998-2001
World Socialist Web Site
All rights reserved
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===*===
mercredi 12 décembre 2001, 18h59
Bunel condamné à deux ans fermes et écroué pour trahison
Par Thierry Lévêque
PARIS (Reuters) - L'ex-officier français Pierre Bunel
a été condamné à Paris, après deux jours de
procès, à cinq ans de prison, dont deux fermes,
pour trahison au profit de la Yougoslavie en 1998.
Il a été reconnu coupable d'avoir livré à un
agent de Belgrade des documents secrets de l'Otan.
L'ancien officier a été arrêté à l'audience
pour être incarcéré, comme le veut la procédure. Il a
déclaré qu'il ne savait pas encore s'il allait
faire appel. Entre deux gendarmes et entouré d'une
nuée de caméras, il a de nouveau nié avoir trahi son pays.
"J'ai commis une faute professionnelle mais pas
une trahison", a-t-il lancé. Avant d'être emmené
par les gendarmes, il a expliqué avoir le sentiment
d'un "gâchis énorme".
La cour d'assises spéciale du tribunal aux armées,
composée de sept magistrats professionnels, n'a
délibéré qu'une heure.
Elle est allée au-delà des réquisitions du procureur
Janine Stern, qui avait requis une peine de
cinq ans de prison mais sans exclure que cette
peine soit totalement assortie du sursis.
Pierre Bunel, 49 ans, a déjà été détenu durant
près de dix mois dans cette affaire, du 31 octobre
1998 au 23 août 1999. Il ne lui resterait donc
que quelques mois à purger.
Il risquait une peine maximale de quinze ans de détention criminelle.
Défense et accusation sont tombées d'accord à
la fin du procès pour estimer que l'ancien
commandant avait agi de sa propre initiative,
pour tenter de jouer un rôle qui dépassait les tâches
bureaucratiques où il était confiné.
Pierre Bunel a reconnu avoir livré en juillet
et octobre 1998 à un agent secret de Belgrade, Jovan
Milanovic, une synthèse de deux documents classés
"secret-Otan" présentant deux options des projets
de bombardements sur le Kosovo.
Pierre Bunel était alors chef de cabinet du général
Pierre Wiroth, responsable de la
représentation militaire de la France au siège
de l'Otan à Bruxelles. La Yougoslavie était sous la
menace de frappes de l'Alliance en raison d'une
brutale répression des albanophones de la province
du Kosovo.
Le procureur Stern, magistrate détachée à l'armée
qui a le grade de colonel et requiert en
uniforme, a montré une grande sévérité dans sa lecture des faits.
---
"Foutre la trouille aux Serbes"
---
"M. Bunel, vous avez voulu être un héros. En réalité, vous avez
trahi vos camarades, l'armée, la France, les alliés de la
France. Vous avez discrédité la France auprès de ses alliés,
détruit la crédibilité de la France sur la scène internationale",
a-t-elle dit.
La simple transmission de documents secrets, quelles qu'en
soient les raisons, suffisait, selon le
procureur, à entraîner la condamnation.
Me Eric Najsztat, avocat du militaire, a de son côté
abandonné dans sa plaidoirie la thèse d'un
ordre donné par la sécurité militaire française, évoquée
par l'accusé mardi.
"Il voulait foutre la trouille aux Serbes, sans ordres,
sans mission, comme l'électron libre qu'il
s'était décrété lui-même", a dit Me Najsztat. Il
a souligné que l'accusé n'avait pas travaillé pour
de l'argent, ni voulu nuire à la France ou donner
un avantage au régime de Belgrade.
L'avocat a estimé par ailleurs que c'était "la volonté
de la France de détruire la légende d'une
armée pro-serbe" qui avait conduit le gouvernement
à déférer l'affaire à la justice, au lieu de la
traiter en interne par des sanctions disciplinaires.
L'ancien commandant a lui-même semblé abandonner
la thèse d'un ordre ou d'une demande de la
sécurité militaire française.
"Cette audience m'a appris beaucoup de choses sur
moi-même. Je n'aspire plus qu'à une chose, mener
enfin une vie normale", a-t-il simplement dit à la fin des débats
===*===
World Socialist Web Site
> http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/dec2001/brun-d11.shtml
French officer accused of collaborating with Milosevic government
By Francis Dubois and Paul Stuart
11 December 2001
Pierre-Henri Bunel, a former French intelligence
officer, is appearing before a military
tribunal charged with treason. Bunel is accused
of handing over to Serbian intelligence
secret plans for the Alliance's air strikes
on Yugoslavia, one year before the bombing
campaign commenced in spring 1999.
On October 19, 1998, Bunel was imprisoned
in Paris without a trial. He was brought
before a magistrate and charged; the story
of his arrest broke on November 2 that year.
At his original trial, the civilian court
ruled that it had no jurisdiction over the case and
transferred it to a military court. This
move to a closed military court was imperative
for the French ruling elite and its armed
forces. Even then it has taken two years for
the court to have "amassed" material against Bunel.
Bunel is no minor figure in French military
circles. He received the Légion d'honneur,
France's highest military decoration, for
his intelligence work in Bosnia in 1995. He
was attached to the French NATO delegation
in Brussels in mid-1996, serving as head
of staff to the delegation's senior military
adviser, General Pierre Wiroth. He had
access to most of NATO's classified information.
Speaking fluent Arabic, Bunel is an expert
on the "Muslim world" who served in the
Jordanian desert prior to the Gulf War and
also undertook missions in Somalia and
Rwanda on behalf of French imperialism.
His latest book is entitled Menaces
Islamistes (The Islamic Menace).
When arrested, officials said Bunel's activities
were those of an "isolated individual".
Bunel denies this, however. His legal defence
explained in a statement, "What he did
was not an act of treason. His actions were
sponsored by a French service."
Neither Bunel nor his lawyers have indicated
which arm of the French state they allege
instructed him to pass on secret files. Bunel
has said, "I admit passing on information
classified `secret' to a Serb agent... But this
was confidential information, not top
secret: top secret in NATO is classified `Cosmic'.
I never passed on flight plans or
operational orders." He continued, "I passed
documents on to get certain key
messages across. They were that France would
take part in the conflict [in Kosovo],
that the five principal NATO countries had
agreed to strike Yugoslavia, and that if
Milosevic did not withdraw his troops the
carnage would be terrible."
According to Canadian journalist Steve Albert,
Bunel told investigators, "He decided to
hand over NATO plans after a meeting [with]
Lieutenant-Colonel Jovan Milanovic in a
Serbian restaurant in Brussels... Milanovic
was sent to Brussels with the express
purpose of finding out these plans." It was
highly unlikely to have been a chance
encounter and would have been arranged beforehand.
When Bunel was first arrested, he was accused
of meeting with Milanovic on four
occasions between July and October 1998 and
passing on sensitive information,
including operational orders, flight plans and
target lists.
French divisions over Yugoslavia
Defending his actions, Bunel wrote a book called
War crimes at NATO * and set up a
website in which he insists, "It is nonsensical
to undertake a military action if it does
not correspond to a political solution."
Investigative reports published so far indicate
that he was not acting alone, but on behalf of
those within the French elite who were
opposed to breaking political relations with
Serbia and viewed participation in a US-led
military attack in Europe as a betrayal of
France's national interests.
There have been at least two other incidents
said to prove collaboration took place
between French military intelligence and the
former Yugoslav regime. In a report first
aired on the France 2 news programme Envoye
Special (Special Correspondent) in
1996, it was alleged that the commander of
UNPROFOR (United Nations Protection
Force) General Bernard Janvier, took part in
secret negotiations with General Mladic
and General Perisic, Commander in Chief of the
Serbian Army, to obtain the freedom of
captured French UN troops, in return for a
promise not to order air strikes if Srebrenica
were attacked.
In 1998 Washington accused Major Hervé Gourmelon
of warning Bosnian Serb leader
Radovan Karadzic that he was facing imminent
arrest for war crimes, foiling a NATO
plan to take him into custody. According to
Time magazine, Gourmelon was a French
spy who, in 1994, "while a press officer for
UNPROFOR... was caught on hidden video
rifling through the desk of UNPROFOR's military
commander, Gen. Michael Rose".
It is well known that at the same time France
was acting as part of the UN's so-called
"peace keeping" force during the period of
the Bosnian War, it repeatedly carried out
separate negotiations with the Bosnian Serbs
and the Milosevic regime, in direct
opposition to UN regulations and NATO policy.
The French authorities have always been
reluctant to have their military personnel
testifying in front of any court, particularly
the international war crimes tribunal at The
Hague, about the events in the Balkans. French
diplomats and officials have never
hidden the fact that they saw the Hague
tribunal as an "American affair", with French
Defence Minister Alain Richard calling it
a "spectacle". According to some French
commentators, testifying before it would
reveal too much of the murky activities of the
French military and secret services in the
Balkans. They feared that indicted war
criminals might cite documents or transcripts
of telephone calls uncovering French
duplicity or call on "friendly" French officers
to testify in their defence.
The French establishment and military
bureaucracy are divided over what attitude to
take in the Balkans. In contrast to Germany,
for example, France refused to recognise
Bosnian independence for some time. Significant
sections of the ruling class saw
Serbia as a useful ally, which could play the
role of a regional strongman in ensuring
stability in the Balkans. As Paris read the
situation after the 1992-95 Balkan wars, the
territories within Bosnia's borders claimed
by the Serbs would eventually go back to
Serbia. There was open hostility at the extent
to which the US was able to dominate
Balkan events and to America's preferred policy
of encouraging separatist sentiments
in order to undermine the Milosevic regime,
which Washington viewed as an obstacle
to securing its own hegemony. Some diplomats
explained that the Dayton agreement
was " an American show", expressing the
resentment of the French bourgeoisie at
their eventually being forced to work within
the parameters laid down by US policy
decisions in the Balkans.
Even as the Bunel trial gets underway, French
President Jacques Chirac has called on
the people in the Serbian republic of Montenegro
and UN-run Kosovo province to
reject separatism and instead take part in a
reform of the Yugoslav federation.
Speaking at the Belgrade University, he
insisted, "The split of the country can not be a
peaceful and stable solution in the modern
world... a solution can not be found in a
policy of secession, in an approach... based
on the logic of confrontation."
Chirac is the first European head of state
to travel to Serbia since the Western-backed
coup that led to the fall of Milosevic in
October 2000. Also directing his message
towards Macedonia, he insisted, "A renewal
of the Yugoslav federation, with respect
to its integrity, is the best solution, not
only for the stability in the region, but also for a
development of harmonic relations between
different parts of the Yugoslav society."
* * *
* Crimes de Guerre à l'Otan, published by EDITIONS 1, France
Copyright 1998-2001
World Socialist Web Site
All rights reserved
*** LA CELLA DI MILOSEVIC ILLUMINATA A GIORNO 24 ORE SU 24
(Italiano / Deutsch)
*** DJINDJIC: "IL TRIBUNALE DELL'AIA E' COME IL TEMPO ATMOSFERICO"
(Italiano / English)
*** ARTICOLI SEGNALATI su World Socialist Web Site (LINK)
*** IL "TRIBUNALE" DELL'AIA: UNA "IMPRESA CRIMINALE COMPLESSIVA"
Comunicato stampa (7/01) del Comitato Internazionale per la Difesa
di Slobodan Milosevic, sezione tedesca - 11 dicembre 2001
(Deutsch)
*** LETTERA DI 20 COMPONENTI DELLA FACOLTA' DI LEGGE DI BELGRADO
SULL'USO ILLEGALE DEGLI "AMICI CURIAE" DA PARTE DEL "TRIBUNALE"
DELL'AIA
(English)
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LA CELLA DI MILOSEVIC ILLUMINATA A GIORNO 24 ORE SU 24
L'AIA, 24 novembre. (...) A partire da ieri la sua cella viene
illuminata con potenti riflettori per tutta la notte. "Sono
condizioni disumane", ha detto l'avvocato [Ognjatovic]. Egli ha
sottolineato che questo maltrattamento e' da porre in relazione
diretta con il nuovo capo d'accusa [sulla Bosnia] contro Milosevic.
Si vuole persuadere Milosevic a riconoscere finalmente il Tribunale...
Milosevic: Anklage erweitert, "unmenschliche Bedingungen"
DEN HAAG, 24. November 2001. Die Anklage gegen den ehemaligen
jugoslawischen Bundespräsidenten Slobodan Milosevic beim
"Kriegsverbrechertribunal" in Den Haag wurde erweitert. Milosevic
wird nun "der Völkermord in Bosnien zwischen 1992 und 1995"
vorgeworfen.
Milosevics Verteidiger in Belgrad Dragoslav Ognjanovic sagte
heute, daß Milosevic einem "drastischen Druck" in seiner
Gefängniszelle ausgesetzt ist. Seine Zelle wird seit gestern die
ganze Nacht durch mit starken Scheinwerfern beleuchtet. "Es sind
unmenschliche Bedingungen" sagte der Anwalt. Er betonte, daß
diese Mißhandlung in direktem Zusammenhang mit der neuen Anklage
gegen Milosevic steht. Man will Milosevic dazu bewegen, das Tribunal
endlich anzuerkennen, sagte Ognjanovic. (TANJUG / www.amselfeld.com)
===*===
DJINDJIC: "IL TRIBUNALE DELL'AIA E' COME IL TEMPO ATMOSFERICO,
NON SI PUO' CAMBIARE, UNO CI SI PUO' SOLAMENTE ADEGUARE"
PARIGI, 10 dicembre (Tanjug) - Il primo ministro serbo Zoran Djindjic
ha affermato che il Tribunale Penale Internazionale dell'Aia per la
ex Jugoslavia (ICTY) e' come una situazione meteorologica "che non puo'
essere cambiata, ma uno ci si puo' adattare." (...)
DJINDJIC SAYS ICTY LIKE METEOROLOGICAL SITUATION
PARIS, Dec 10 (Tanjug) - Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic has
said The Hague International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) is like a meteorological situation "which cannot be changed,
but one can adapt to it."
Djindjic expressed dissatisfaction over the fact that no indictments
have been raised yet against ethnic Albanian war leaders in Kosovo and
Metohija. He also said he was shocked at the opening of investigations
against generals Nebojsa Pavkovic, chief of General Staff of the
Yugoslav Army, and Sreten Lukic, head of the Serbian Department of
Public Security.
In an article entitled "European Horizon of Zoran Djindjic," the Paris
daily Le Figaro on Monday quoted Djindjic as saying that he does not
regret having organized the extradition of former Yugoslav president
Slobodan Milosevic to The Hague.
Speaking about relations within the Yugoslav federation, the Serbian
prime minister pointed out that Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic
is unnecessarily dividing the people of Montenegro over the issue of
that republic's independence.
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World Socialist Web Site
Milosevic trial: Hague Tribunal shows its partisan nature
[15 October 2001]
> http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/oct2001/milo-o15.shtml
Behind the Milosevic trial: the US, Europe and the Balkan catastrophe
[4 July 2001]
> http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/jul2001/milo-j04.shtml
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IL "TRIBUNALE" DELL'AIA: UNA "IMPRESA CRIMINALE COMPLESSIVA"
Comunicato stampa (7/01) del Comitato Internazionale per la Difesa
di Slobodan Milosevic, sezione tedesca - 11 dicembre 2001
HAAGER "TRIBUNAL": EIN "GEMEINSAMES KRIMINELLES UNTERNEHMEN"
Pressemitteilung (07/2001) des Internationalen Komitees
für die Verteidigung von Slobodan Milosevic- Deutsche Sektion -
vom 11.12.2001
Am Vormittag des 11. Dezember 2001 wechselten in den Berichten der
Nachrichtensender CNN, BBC, Euronews und anderen ständig die
Kriegsschauplätze: Von den Tausenden Leichen in Kandahar als Ergebnis
der US-Bombardements zu den von israelischen Kampfhubschraubern
getöteten palästinensischen Kindern, dann in den Saal des "Tribunals" in
Den Haag, wo die Verfolgungsbehörde Slobodan Milosevic des Völkermords
anklagt, und zurück nach Tora Bora, wo US-Flugzeuge weiterhin sieben
Tonnen schwere Bomben abwerfen.
Die Ereignisse haben mehr miteinander zu tun, als dass sie nur wegen
ihrer Gleichzeitigkeit zu einem militärischen Potpourri gemixt werden.
Ihr Zusammenhang besteht darin, dass die USA, ihre Klientelstaaten und
die NATO unter Bruch der UN-Charta Kriege führen, Terrorakte gegen die
Zivilbevölkerung und schwerste Kriegsverbrechen begehen, und dabei keine
Strafe fürchten müssen. Zugleich können sie unter abermaligem Bruch der
UN-Charta Sondertribunale kreieren, um ausgewählte Gegner zu
kriminalisieren, Regierungen zu stürzen und Staaten zu zerstören
Das "Verbrechen "von Slobodan Milosevic besteht darin, dem von
Washington seit 1988 verfolgten Plan der Zerschlagung Jugoslawiens
ebenso Widerstand geleistet zu haben, wie der NATO-Aggression 1999.
Demjenigen, der die Erhaltung Jugoslawiens und gleiche Rechte für alle
Bürger verteidigte, der sich der Zerstückelung eines multiethnischen
Bundesstaates in ethnische Kleinstaaten widersetzte, wirft die "Anklage"
wahrheitsverdrehend vor, ein "Groß-Serbien" angestrebt zu haben. Der
Vorwurf der Teilnahme an einem "gemeinsamen kriminellen Unternehmen"
fällt voll auf das Haager Femegericht und seine Auftraggeber zurück.
Slobodan Milosevic nannte die von Carla del Ponte fabrizierte Anklage
treffend einen "tragischen Text von höchster Absurdität. Mir sollte
Anerkennung gezollt werden, dass ich Frieden, nicht aber Krieg für
Bosnien-Herzegowina gebracht habe. Die Verantwortung für den Krieg in
Bosnien tragen jene Mächte und ihre Agenten in Jugoslawien, die
Jugoslawien zerstört haben, aber nicht das serbische Volk oder serbische
Politiker".
Der Schauprozess in Den Haag soll auch vergessen lassen, dass Truppen
des CIA-Söldners Bin Laden und andere islamistische Terroristen
seinerzeit in Bosnien mit US-Unterstützung für die Balkanisierung
Jugoslawiens kämpften, um einen islamistischen Staat in Bosnien mit
minderen Rechten für die 40%-"Minderheit" der Serben zu erschaffen. Die
Öffentlichkeit soll sich daran gewöhnen, dass für dieselben
Weltherrschaftsinteressen der USA und ihrer Verbündeten, für die
Jugoslawien zerschlagen wurde, heute unter dem Vorwand des Krieges
"gegen Terror" eine ständige westliche Militärpräsenz in
Zentralasien installiert wird.
Der Kampf von Slobodan Milosevic gegen das Haager "Tribunal" ist der
Kampf gegen einen Modellversuch der Anpassung internationalen
Strafrechts an die neue Weltkriegsordnung der USA, Deutschlands und
ihrer Verbündeten, ein Kampf gegen den Rechtszynisrnus der
konzerngesteuerten Medienöffentlichkeit.
Dafür gebührt ihm Anerkennung und Solidarität aller friedliebenden und
rechtsbewussten Menschen.
Die deutsche Sektion des Internationalen Komitees für die Verteidigung
von Slobodan Milosevic wird am 2. März 2002 in Berlin das Kolloquium
"Der 'Fall Milosevic' - Internationales Strafrecht und die neuen Kriege
der Großmächte" durchführen. Prof. Dr. Norman Peach und andere
Völkerrechtsexperten werden dabei nachweisen, dass ad-hoc-Tribunale à la
Den Haag illegal und zu gleicher Rechtsprechung nicht imstande sind, und
Bemühungen um ein universell geltendes internationales Strafrecht
vereiteln, wenn nicht gänzlich ad absurdum führen.
c/o Klaus Hartmann
Sprecher der deutschen Sektion des ICDSM
Schillstraße 7
D-63067 Offenbach am Main
T/F: -69 - 83 58 50
e-mail: vorstand@...
URL: www.free-slobo.de
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LETTERA DI 20 COMPONENTI DELLA FACOLTA' DI LEGGE DI BELGRADO
SULL'USO ILLEGALE DEGLI "AMICI CURIAE" DA PARTE DEL "TRIBUNALE"
DELL'AIA
The URL for this article is http://www.icdsm.org/more/faculty.htm
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Letter from 20 Members of Belgrade Faculty of Law
on Illegal Use of Amicus Curiae by Hague 'Tribunal'
[posted 29 November 2001]
=======================================
Certified Translation
From: Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade
Bulevar Revolucije, 67
11000 Belgrade Tel:(381-11) 32 41 501 and:(381-11) 32 30 116
Fax:(381-11) 32 21299
To: Bars of Serbia, Yugoslavia, the Netherlands and Great Britain
Dear Sirs,
The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for former
Yugoslavia issued, in the case No.IT-99-37 against the accused Slobodan
Milosevic, at the status conference held 30 August 2001, the order
inviting the Registrar to designate counsels to appear before it as
amicus curiae, pursuant to Article 74 of the Rules of Procedure and
Evidence of the Tribunal. Further to the order, the following lawyers
were designated to act in such a capacity: Mr. Branislav Tapuskovic, of
FR of Yugoslavia, Mr. Michail-Mischa Vladimiroff of the Netherlands and
Mr. Steven Kay, QC, of Great Britain.
We are of the view that the appointed personalities are top class
lawyers, highly experienced who could provide a valuable assistance to
the Tribunal in pursuit of its mandate provided Article 74 of its Rules
of Procedure and Evidence were correctly applied.
However, although the order of the Trial Chamber, mentioned above,
described the task of the persons to be designated to act in the
capacity of amicus curiae "not to represent the accused but to assist in
the proper determination of the case" with the view to "securing a fair
trial", which is in keeping with the institute of amicus curiae, the
elaboration of the stated task in the first three of totally four items
is quite contrary to the meaning of this institute and constitutes, de
facto forcing of counsels upon the accused, ex officio, in an evasive
but awkwardly disguised way, and annihilation of the concept of
self-defense opted by the accused. Such a conduct constitutes a serious
breach of his right to defense guaranteed under Article 14 of the
International Covenant of Civil Rights and a series of other
international documents and constitutional and legal provisions in
the national legal systems of the civilized world.
The three items mentioned set out that "amicus curiae is to assist the
Trial chamber by:
Making any submissions properly open to the accused by way of
preliminary or other pre-trial motion;
Making any submissions or objections to evidence properly open to the
accused during the trial proceedings and cross-examining witnesses as
appropriate;
Drawing to the attention of the Trial Chamber any exculpatory or
mitigating evidence..."
The above assignments, obviously enough, pertain not to those who are to
assist the court, but fall within the realm of entitlements of the
accused and his counsels, exclusively.
The Statute of the Hague Tribunal (Article 21) and the Rules of
Procedure and Evidence (Articles 44 and 45) stipulated on one hand, the
right of the accused to chose his counsel himself, meaning that he
cannot be imposed a counsel whom he did not want, and on the other, they
set out no possibility of designating ex officio counsel, providing lee
way to the accused to defend himself on his own, which Slobodan
Milosevic opted for.
Designation of de facto counsel of the accused, as mentioned, and
moreover the individuals he doesn't want, entrusted with the tasks,
which belong to the accused and his counsels only, all under the mask of
the institute of amicus curiae constitutes but a breach of both the
stated provision of the Statute and the Rules of Procedure and Evidence,
and Article 14, Par 3, items b), d) and e) alike of the International
Covenant of Civil and Political rights.
The right to defense, protected by the mentioned provisions of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights has been violated
also by the fact that the designation of de facto counsel to the accused
and with the assignments mentioned diluted his defense concept, based on
repudiation of legality of the foundation of the Tribunal itself and
denial of the accused to recognize, by his own conduct, so disputed
legality. The accused is entitled to such repudiation, the more so as he
invokes the UN Charter and suggested that the establishment of the
Tribunal was in violation of the Charter.
Without contesting the benefits of a duly applied institute of amicus
curiae we find it unacceptable, illegal, contrary to the nature of
lawyers' function, ethics and Codes of respective Bars, and finally
immoral, for anyone, and particularly for the members of the lawyers
profession, to enter amicus curiae so distorted, as described, in misuse
of that institute to deprive the accused of his right to defense.
Therefore, we are asking the Bars of Serbia and Yugoslavia, the
Netherlands and Great Britain to invite their respective above-mentioned
members not to accept this part in the proceedings at stake in the
manner exposed in the above quoted three items.
We are inviting the appointed personalities themselves to refuse to
participate in the proceedings in the way that violates the right of the
accused to defense, without denying in any way the possibility of their
participation in keeping with the nature of the institute amicus curiae.
Finally, we are asking the mentioned Bars, in case their members choose
to ignore this appeal and do take part in the violation of the rights of
the accused in the proceedings at stake, to take respective measures
under the regulations of each of the three states mentioned, and the
internal rules of the three Bars mentioned, against the members of their
Bar, who would in such a dramatic way, in blatant violation of the right
of the accused in any proceedings and particularly the right to defense,
misuse their status and the rank of lawyers.
Yours truly,
The undersigned lecturers and associates of the Faculty of Law,
University of Belgrade
The following is the transcribed list of signatories of the Appeal of
the Lecturers and Associates of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade to
prevent the participation of the lawyers in violation of the right of
Slobodan Milosevic to Defend himself in ICTY by Misuse of the Institute
Amicus Curiae:
Prof Dr Mirjana Stefanovski, Associate Professor
Prof Dr Kosta Cavoski, Full Professor
Miodrag Jovanovic, M.A., Assistant
Dr Milan Škuljic, Assistant Professor
Prof Dr Mirko Vasiljevic, Full Professor
Aleksandar Gajic, Assistent Probationer
Dr Sasa Bovan, Assistant Professor
Zoran Mirkovic, M.A. Assistant
Dejan Djurdjevic, Assistant-Probationer
Dr BrankoM.Rakic, Assistant Professor
Prof Dr Oliver Antic, Full Professor
Prof Dr Dragutin Šoskic
Dr Vladan Joncic
Dr Natasa Delic, Assistant Professor
Prof Dr Ratko Markovic, Full Professor
Prof Dr Zorak Stojanovic, Full Professor
Prof Dr Zagorka Jekic, Full Professor
Dr Aleksandar Jakisic, Assistant Professor
Dr Slobodan Panov, Assistant Professor
Balsa Kascelan, Assistant-Probationer
End of Translation
I, the undersigned Smiljana Kijurina, sworn court translator, appointed
under the Decision of the Ministry of Justice of Serbia
No.740-06-72/97-18 of 19.02.1997, certify with my signature and court
seal that the above translation is done under my own hand and is true to
its original submitted to me in the Serbian language.
Done in Belgrade, 10 October 2001
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LA CELLA DI MILOSEVIC ILLUMINATA A GIORNO 24 ORE SU 24
L'AIA, 24 novembre. (...) A partire da ieri la sua cella viene
illuminata con potenti riflettori per tutta la notte. "Sono
condizioni disumane", ha detto l'avvocato [Ognjatovic]. Egli ha
sottolineato che questo maltrattamento e' da porre in relazione
diretta con il nuovo capo d'accusa [sulla Bosnia] contro Milosevic.
Si vuole persuadere Milosevic a riconoscere finalmente il Tribunale...
Milosevic: Anklage erweitert, "unmenschliche Bedingungen"
DEN HAAG, 24. November 2001. Die Anklage gegen den ehemaligen
jugoslawischen Bundespräsidenten Slobodan Milosevic beim
"Kriegsverbrechertribunal" in Den Haag wurde erweitert. Milosevic
wird nun "der Völkermord in Bosnien zwischen 1992 und 1995"
vorgeworfen.
Milosevics Verteidiger in Belgrad Dragoslav Ognjanovic sagte
heute, daß Milosevic einem "drastischen Druck" in seiner
Gefängniszelle ausgesetzt ist. Seine Zelle wird seit gestern die
ganze Nacht durch mit starken Scheinwerfern beleuchtet. "Es sind
unmenschliche Bedingungen" sagte der Anwalt. Er betonte, daß
diese Mißhandlung in direktem Zusammenhang mit der neuen Anklage
gegen Milosevic steht. Man will Milosevic dazu bewegen, das Tribunal
endlich anzuerkennen, sagte Ognjanovic. (TANJUG / www.amselfeld.com)
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DJINDJIC: "IL TRIBUNALE DELL'AIA E' COME IL TEMPO ATMOSFERICO,
NON SI PUO' CAMBIARE, UNO CI SI PUO' SOLAMENTE ADEGUARE"
PARIGI, 10 dicembre (Tanjug) - Il primo ministro serbo Zoran Djindjic
ha affermato che il Tribunale Penale Internazionale dell'Aia per la
ex Jugoslavia (ICTY) e' come una situazione meteorologica "che non puo'
essere cambiata, ma uno ci si puo' adattare." (...)
DJINDJIC SAYS ICTY LIKE METEOROLOGICAL SITUATION
PARIS, Dec 10 (Tanjug) - Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic has
said The Hague International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) is like a meteorological situation "which cannot be changed,
but one can adapt to it."
Djindjic expressed dissatisfaction over the fact that no indictments
have been raised yet against ethnic Albanian war leaders in Kosovo and
Metohija. He also said he was shocked at the opening of investigations
against generals Nebojsa Pavkovic, chief of General Staff of the
Yugoslav Army, and Sreten Lukic, head of the Serbian Department of
Public Security.
In an article entitled "European Horizon of Zoran Djindjic," the Paris
daily Le Figaro on Monday quoted Djindjic as saying that he does not
regret having organized the extradition of former Yugoslav president
Slobodan Milosevic to The Hague.
Speaking about relations within the Yugoslav federation, the Serbian
prime minister pointed out that Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic
is unnecessarily dividing the people of Montenegro over the issue of
that republic's independence.
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ARTICOLI SEGNALATI
World Socialist Web Site
Milosevic trial: Hague Tribunal shows its partisan nature
[15 October 2001]
> http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/oct2001/milo-o15.shtml
Behind the Milosevic trial: the US, Europe and the Balkan catastrophe
[4 July 2001]
> http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/jul2001/milo-j04.shtml
===*===
IL "TRIBUNALE" DELL'AIA: UNA "IMPRESA CRIMINALE COMPLESSIVA"
Comunicato stampa (7/01) del Comitato Internazionale per la Difesa
di Slobodan Milosevic, sezione tedesca - 11 dicembre 2001
HAAGER "TRIBUNAL": EIN "GEMEINSAMES KRIMINELLES UNTERNEHMEN"
Pressemitteilung (07/2001) des Internationalen Komitees
für die Verteidigung von Slobodan Milosevic- Deutsche Sektion -
vom 11.12.2001
Am Vormittag des 11. Dezember 2001 wechselten in den Berichten der
Nachrichtensender CNN, BBC, Euronews und anderen ständig die
Kriegsschauplätze: Von den Tausenden Leichen in Kandahar als Ergebnis
der US-Bombardements zu den von israelischen Kampfhubschraubern
getöteten palästinensischen Kindern, dann in den Saal des "Tribunals" in
Den Haag, wo die Verfolgungsbehörde Slobodan Milosevic des Völkermords
anklagt, und zurück nach Tora Bora, wo US-Flugzeuge weiterhin sieben
Tonnen schwere Bomben abwerfen.
Die Ereignisse haben mehr miteinander zu tun, als dass sie nur wegen
ihrer Gleichzeitigkeit zu einem militärischen Potpourri gemixt werden.
Ihr Zusammenhang besteht darin, dass die USA, ihre Klientelstaaten und
die NATO unter Bruch der UN-Charta Kriege führen, Terrorakte gegen die
Zivilbevölkerung und schwerste Kriegsverbrechen begehen, und dabei keine
Strafe fürchten müssen. Zugleich können sie unter abermaligem Bruch der
UN-Charta Sondertribunale kreieren, um ausgewählte Gegner zu
kriminalisieren, Regierungen zu stürzen und Staaten zu zerstören
Das "Verbrechen "von Slobodan Milosevic besteht darin, dem von
Washington seit 1988 verfolgten Plan der Zerschlagung Jugoslawiens
ebenso Widerstand geleistet zu haben, wie der NATO-Aggression 1999.
Demjenigen, der die Erhaltung Jugoslawiens und gleiche Rechte für alle
Bürger verteidigte, der sich der Zerstückelung eines multiethnischen
Bundesstaates in ethnische Kleinstaaten widersetzte, wirft die "Anklage"
wahrheitsverdrehend vor, ein "Groß-Serbien" angestrebt zu haben. Der
Vorwurf der Teilnahme an einem "gemeinsamen kriminellen Unternehmen"
fällt voll auf das Haager Femegericht und seine Auftraggeber zurück.
Slobodan Milosevic nannte die von Carla del Ponte fabrizierte Anklage
treffend einen "tragischen Text von höchster Absurdität. Mir sollte
Anerkennung gezollt werden, dass ich Frieden, nicht aber Krieg für
Bosnien-Herzegowina gebracht habe. Die Verantwortung für den Krieg in
Bosnien tragen jene Mächte und ihre Agenten in Jugoslawien, die
Jugoslawien zerstört haben, aber nicht das serbische Volk oder serbische
Politiker".
Der Schauprozess in Den Haag soll auch vergessen lassen, dass Truppen
des CIA-Söldners Bin Laden und andere islamistische Terroristen
seinerzeit in Bosnien mit US-Unterstützung für die Balkanisierung
Jugoslawiens kämpften, um einen islamistischen Staat in Bosnien mit
minderen Rechten für die 40%-"Minderheit" der Serben zu erschaffen. Die
Öffentlichkeit soll sich daran gewöhnen, dass für dieselben
Weltherrschaftsinteressen der USA und ihrer Verbündeten, für die
Jugoslawien zerschlagen wurde, heute unter dem Vorwand des Krieges
"gegen Terror" eine ständige westliche Militärpräsenz in
Zentralasien installiert wird.
Der Kampf von Slobodan Milosevic gegen das Haager "Tribunal" ist der
Kampf gegen einen Modellversuch der Anpassung internationalen
Strafrechts an die neue Weltkriegsordnung der USA, Deutschlands und
ihrer Verbündeten, ein Kampf gegen den Rechtszynisrnus der
konzerngesteuerten Medienöffentlichkeit.
Dafür gebührt ihm Anerkennung und Solidarität aller friedliebenden und
rechtsbewussten Menschen.
Die deutsche Sektion des Internationalen Komitees für die Verteidigung
von Slobodan Milosevic wird am 2. März 2002 in Berlin das Kolloquium
"Der 'Fall Milosevic' - Internationales Strafrecht und die neuen Kriege
der Großmächte" durchführen. Prof. Dr. Norman Peach und andere
Völkerrechtsexperten werden dabei nachweisen, dass ad-hoc-Tribunale à la
Den Haag illegal und zu gleicher Rechtsprechung nicht imstande sind, und
Bemühungen um ein universell geltendes internationales Strafrecht
vereiteln, wenn nicht gänzlich ad absurdum führen.
c/o Klaus Hartmann
Sprecher der deutschen Sektion des ICDSM
Schillstraße 7
D-63067 Offenbach am Main
T/F: -69 - 83 58 50
e-mail: vorstand@...
URL: www.free-slobo.de
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LETTERA DI 20 COMPONENTI DELLA FACOLTA' DI LEGGE DI BELGRADO
SULL'USO ILLEGALE DEGLI "AMICI CURIAE" DA PARTE DEL "TRIBUNALE"
DELL'AIA
The URL for this article is http://www.icdsm.org/more/faculty.htm
=======================================
Letter from 20 Members of Belgrade Faculty of Law
on Illegal Use of Amicus Curiae by Hague 'Tribunal'
[posted 29 November 2001]
=======================================
Certified Translation
From: Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade
Bulevar Revolucije, 67
11000 Belgrade Tel:(381-11) 32 41 501 and:(381-11) 32 30 116
Fax:(381-11) 32 21299
To: Bars of Serbia, Yugoslavia, the Netherlands and Great Britain
Dear Sirs,
The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for former
Yugoslavia issued, in the case No.IT-99-37 against the accused Slobodan
Milosevic, at the status conference held 30 August 2001, the order
inviting the Registrar to designate counsels to appear before it as
amicus curiae, pursuant to Article 74 of the Rules of Procedure and
Evidence of the Tribunal. Further to the order, the following lawyers
were designated to act in such a capacity: Mr. Branislav Tapuskovic, of
FR of Yugoslavia, Mr. Michail-Mischa Vladimiroff of the Netherlands and
Mr. Steven Kay, QC, of Great Britain.
We are of the view that the appointed personalities are top class
lawyers, highly experienced who could provide a valuable assistance to
the Tribunal in pursuit of its mandate provided Article 74 of its Rules
of Procedure and Evidence were correctly applied.
However, although the order of the Trial Chamber, mentioned above,
described the task of the persons to be designated to act in the
capacity of amicus curiae "not to represent the accused but to assist in
the proper determination of the case" with the view to "securing a fair
trial", which is in keeping with the institute of amicus curiae, the
elaboration of the stated task in the first three of totally four items
is quite contrary to the meaning of this institute and constitutes, de
facto forcing of counsels upon the accused, ex officio, in an evasive
but awkwardly disguised way, and annihilation of the concept of
self-defense opted by the accused. Such a conduct constitutes a serious
breach of his right to defense guaranteed under Article 14 of the
International Covenant of Civil Rights and a series of other
international documents and constitutional and legal provisions in
the national legal systems of the civilized world.
The three items mentioned set out that "amicus curiae is to assist the
Trial chamber by:
Making any submissions properly open to the accused by way of
preliminary or other pre-trial motion;
Making any submissions or objections to evidence properly open to the
accused during the trial proceedings and cross-examining witnesses as
appropriate;
Drawing to the attention of the Trial Chamber any exculpatory or
mitigating evidence..."
The above assignments, obviously enough, pertain not to those who are to
assist the court, but fall within the realm of entitlements of the
accused and his counsels, exclusively.
The Statute of the Hague Tribunal (Article 21) and the Rules of
Procedure and Evidence (Articles 44 and 45) stipulated on one hand, the
right of the accused to chose his counsel himself, meaning that he
cannot be imposed a counsel whom he did not want, and on the other, they
set out no possibility of designating ex officio counsel, providing lee
way to the accused to defend himself on his own, which Slobodan
Milosevic opted for.
Designation of de facto counsel of the accused, as mentioned, and
moreover the individuals he doesn't want, entrusted with the tasks,
which belong to the accused and his counsels only, all under the mask of
the institute of amicus curiae constitutes but a breach of both the
stated provision of the Statute and the Rules of Procedure and Evidence,
and Article 14, Par 3, items b), d) and e) alike of the International
Covenant of Civil and Political rights.
The right to defense, protected by the mentioned provisions of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights has been violated
also by the fact that the designation of de facto counsel to the accused
and with the assignments mentioned diluted his defense concept, based on
repudiation of legality of the foundation of the Tribunal itself and
denial of the accused to recognize, by his own conduct, so disputed
legality. The accused is entitled to such repudiation, the more so as he
invokes the UN Charter and suggested that the establishment of the
Tribunal was in violation of the Charter.
Without contesting the benefits of a duly applied institute of amicus
curiae we find it unacceptable, illegal, contrary to the nature of
lawyers' function, ethics and Codes of respective Bars, and finally
immoral, for anyone, and particularly for the members of the lawyers
profession, to enter amicus curiae so distorted, as described, in misuse
of that institute to deprive the accused of his right to defense.
Therefore, we are asking the Bars of Serbia and Yugoslavia, the
Netherlands and Great Britain to invite their respective above-mentioned
members not to accept this part in the proceedings at stake in the
manner exposed in the above quoted three items.
We are inviting the appointed personalities themselves to refuse to
participate in the proceedings in the way that violates the right of the
accused to defense, without denying in any way the possibility of their
participation in keeping with the nature of the institute amicus curiae.
Finally, we are asking the mentioned Bars, in case their members choose
to ignore this appeal and do take part in the violation of the rights of
the accused in the proceedings at stake, to take respective measures
under the regulations of each of the three states mentioned, and the
internal rules of the three Bars mentioned, against the members of their
Bar, who would in such a dramatic way, in blatant violation of the right
of the accused in any proceedings and particularly the right to defense,
misuse their status and the rank of lawyers.
Yours truly,
The undersigned lecturers and associates of the Faculty of Law,
University of Belgrade
The following is the transcribed list of signatories of the Appeal of
the Lecturers and Associates of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade to
prevent the participation of the lawyers in violation of the right of
Slobodan Milosevic to Defend himself in ICTY by Misuse of the Institute
Amicus Curiae:
Prof Dr Mirjana Stefanovski, Associate Professor
Prof Dr Kosta Cavoski, Full Professor
Miodrag Jovanovic, M.A., Assistant
Dr Milan Škuljic, Assistant Professor
Prof Dr Mirko Vasiljevic, Full Professor
Aleksandar Gajic, Assistent Probationer
Dr Sasa Bovan, Assistant Professor
Zoran Mirkovic, M.A. Assistant
Dejan Djurdjevic, Assistant-Probationer
Dr BrankoM.Rakic, Assistant Professor
Prof Dr Oliver Antic, Full Professor
Prof Dr Dragutin Šoskic
Dr Vladan Joncic
Dr Natasa Delic, Assistant Professor
Prof Dr Ratko Markovic, Full Professor
Prof Dr Zorak Stojanovic, Full Professor
Prof Dr Zagorka Jekic, Full Professor
Dr Aleksandar Jakisic, Assistant Professor
Dr Slobodan Panov, Assistant Professor
Balsa Kascelan, Assistant-Probationer
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WHICH TERRORISTS ARE WORSE?
AL QAEDA? OR THE KLA?
by Jared Israel
[Posted 12 December 2001]
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Slobodan Milosevic, the kidnapped former President of Yugoslavia,
appeared before The Hague 'Tribunal' yesterday. (1)
"Asked how he pleaded to the charges, guilty or not guilty, Mr.
Milosevic reacted like his old defiant self and said: 'This miserable
text is the ultimate absurdity. I should be given credit for peace in
Bosnia, not war.'
Responsibility for the Bosnian war, he went on, 'lies with the Western
powers that broke up Yugoslavia and their Yugoslav agents.' Because he
failed to respond with a plea, the court entered a plea of not
guilty... (1)
"The charges against him in Kosovo, he said, 'will inevitably open up
the issue of the Clinton administration's cooperation with the
terrorists in Kosovo, including the bin Laden organization.' He was
referring to ethnic Albanian rebels of the Kosovo Liberation Army who,
he contends, attacked Serbian forces with help from foreign Islamic
militants." ('N.Y. Times,' 12/12/01 * Note: the 'Times' uses the term
Islamic, meaning Muslim, when it should use 'Islamist,' meaning Muslim
clerical-fascists.)
The charge for which Milosevic has been tried and convicted in the
Western press is that he suppressed a popular movement using brutal
methods. (2)
But what if they lied to us about Kosovo and Milosevic, just as they
lied to us about the bombing of the Red Cross, or that bin Laden was
fighting the CIA throughout the 1990s? What if in fact Yugoslavia used
relatively humane methods to fight the U.S.-supported secessionists in
Kosovo - which by the way is the oldest part of Serbia. What if this
contrasts favorably with the tactics employed by the U.S. in
Afghanistan - which is not part of the U.S.A.? (3)
What if the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) is a terrorist organization,
created by the USA and Germany, trained by U.S. and British covert
forces, installed in power in Kosovo as a proxy force for NATO?
What if hundreds of thousands of Serbs, 'Gypsies,' Slavic Muslims,
Turks, non-fascist Albanians and Jews have been driven from the
province by the KLA - with NATO's apparent approval? (4)
These are the issues Milosevic promises to expose.
We have posted evidence of the KLA's ties to Osama bin Laden's
terrorists. (5)
New evidence emerged today. We are informed that an Australian,
captured in Afghanistan, had previously fought for the KLA, then went
for training with al Qaeda in Pakistan, and ended up a Taliban soldier.
(http://au.news.yahoo.com/011212/2/1onh.html )
But the KLA is terrorist regardless of its links to al Qaeda. The
evidence is overwhelming. Consider, for example, the case of Mr. Ramush
Haradinaj.
According to a December 4th BBC report, Mr. Haradinaj, who leads the
so-called Democratic League of Kosova (sic!) or LDK, has been meeting
with leaders of the Alliance for the Future of Kosova (also sic!) to
plan a 'broad based' government in the province. (Why did I put 'sic!'
after 'Kosova'? See footnote 6 )
Who is Ramush Haradinaj.
"COOK HELD TALKS WITH WAR CRIME SUSPECT
by Tom Walker
"THE 'ethical dimension' of Robin Cook's foreign policy has come under
renewed attack after it emerged that a Kosovo Albanian leader whom the
foreign secretary met last week may be linked with war crimes.
"On his return from Kosovo, Cook promised that 'a principled defence of
democracy and human rights' would remain a cornerstone of his foreign
policy should he retain his portfolio after the general election.
"However, Francis Maude, the shadow foreign secretary, accused him of
"encouraging a culture of impunity" by holding talks with Ramush
Haradinaj, 32, a former nightclub bouncer and guerrilla commander
suspected by United Nations officials of possible involvement in the
murder of civilians, and of helping to run smuggling rackets across the
province.
"A French official said last week he was amazed that Haradinaj, leader
of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, had been invited to the
British residence in Pristina, the capital, during Cook's visit...
Haradinaj could face charges over what may be the biggest atrocity
carried out by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Forty civilians were
killed during several months in 1998 in the village of Glodjane in
western Kosovo, where Haradinaj was then the KLA commander. Many of the
bodies - of Serbs, Albanians and gypsies - bore marks of torture.
"Moderate Albanians in the Democratic League of Kosovo have implicated
Haradinaj in the murders of civilians suspected of collaborating with
Serbian forces. But Haradinaj has dismissed accusations of war crimes
and treats talk of indictment at The Hague as 'propaganda by political
opponents.'
"...In common with other senior KLA commanders, he was equipped with a
satellite phone during Nato airstrikes in 1999, helping the alliance to
pinpoint targets.
"...When the KLA emerged, he... established himself as commander of the
western Decane region, basing himself in Glodjane, one of his clan's
strongholds.
"When the UN took charge of the province's administration, he became
second-in-command of the Kosovo Protection Corps, the KLA's peacetime
incarnation...
"Diplomats in Pristina said Haradinaj entered politics last year at the
behest of Britain and America, which wanted to see the KLA's support
base split. 'He said it was too early for independence,' said a
European official introduced to Haradinaj. 'He was coached to say what
was needed.' Last April Haradinaj made a fundraising trip to
Washington..." ('Sunday Times,' (London) of 29 April 2001: April 29,
2001, Sunday)
A few quick points about this article:
First, note that the 'Times' quotes nameless "Diplomats" saying
"Britain and American wanted to see the KLA's support base split;" thus
the 'Times" attempt to prettify the ugly facts: that the U.S. and
British governments coached this war criminal and funded him, thus
thrusting him into politics, instead of jail.
Second, note that Mr. Haradinaj helps lead the Kosovo Protection Corps
(KPC). This group was set up by the UN mission in Kosovo, at
Washington's behest. It is composed of former KLA terrorists. Here's
how a special UN report described the KPC:
"Murder, torture and extortion: these are the extraordinary charges made
against the UN's own Kosovo Protection Corps in a confidential United
Nations report written for Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
"The KPC stands accused in the document, drawn up on 29 February, of
'criminal activities - killings, ill-treatment/torture, illegal
policing, abuse of authority, intimidation, breaches of political
neutrality and hate-speech'." ('The Observer,' 12 March 2000, quoted in
http://emperors-clothes.com/news/howwill.htm )
Corps members, paid by NATO, have comprised most of the terrorists
fighting to destroy Macedonia. (7)
Here's more about Ramush Haradinaj. (Note that some newspaper articles
spell his name 'Hajredinaj').
On December 14, 1998, six children were murdered when a masked gunman
sprayed bullets into the Panda Cafe in the Kosovo city of Pec. This
crime was so horrific, even US Balkans envoy Richard Holbrooke
denounced it.
'"Because of its cruelty and its cowardice, this crime stands above all
crimes,' said Mirko Simonovic, principal of the slain teenagers'
school." ('Agence France Presse,' 16 December 1998)
The KLA was responsible. But what part of the KLA?
"...His [Ramush Haradinaj's] men already are suspected of carrying out
the Panda Cafe murders, when masked rebels opened fire in December on a
restaurant the city of Pec, killing six Serbian youths. His men also are
suspected of shooting at U.S. diplomatic monitors..." ('AP,' 8 March
1999)
As mentioned earlier, Haradinaj was implicated in the slaughter of
civilians in the town of Glodjane. These civilians included:
"...Serbian farmers, some gypsies and Albanians suspected of being
collaborators."('Sunday Times', (London) 3 September 2000)
How could Ramush Haradinaj be sure that an Albanian or a 'Gypsy' was a
'collaborator'? One way was if he or she refused to support the
secessionist-organized boycott of Public schools (taught in the Albanian
language!) Another sure clue was that he or she worked for the
government, as a forester for example. (8)
When Washington officials met with Haradinaj to discuss funding his
political campaign last year, they were of course violating Yugoslav
sovereignty. Aside from that, is it possible that they didn't know who
he was and what he stood for?
"'Washington knows what we want,' he [Ramush Haradinaj] added with a
smile. 'We've been clear from the very beginning.'" (Kosovo Rebels
Won't Give Up Guns By ANNE THOMPSON, 'Associated Press,' 8 March 1999)
Haradinaj has been competing with another ex-KLA thug, Hashim Thaci,
also been transformed into a proper politician. Thaci's group is called
the Democratic Party of Kosova (sic!) or PKK. Isn't it nice that both
these terrorists have the word 'democratic' in their party names? (6)
Thaci and Haradinaj have been fighting over who gets the graft in
impoverished Kosovo - for example, over the "control of certain petrol
stations." (See 'Daily Telegraph', June 12, 2000)
The 'Telegraph' does not come right out and say these men are
gangsters. But 'Jane's Defense Review' does:
"[Thaci's] PDK has good links with Albanian exile groups in America,
Switzerland and Germany, although the bulk of Thaci's funding is now
believed to come from racketeering and other crime-generated sources."
('Jane's Intelligence Review' September 1, 2000)
Note that 'Jane's Defense' calls the money that Thaci gets from
racketeering 'funding,' as if he had applied for a grant for a
community orchestra or a home for unwed mothers.
Apparently gangsterism is now routine in Kosovo.
Washington gave Hashim Thaci a bigger reception than his competitor,
Haradinaj.
Here's how 'Voice of America' described Thaci's U.S. tour last year:
"Hashim Thaci, who leads the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)... spoke
at a press conference at UN headquarters. He is concluding a trip to
the United States, during which he met with U.S. State Department and
congressional officials. He also attended the convention in Los Angeles
last week at which the U.S. Democratic Party chose Vice President Al
Gore to be its candidate for president.
"In response to questions, Thaci repeatedly said he saw democracy
progressing in Kosovo. He said local elections would help provide a
basis for general elections in the province and contribute to what he
called the democratization of the Balkans.
"Thaci pointed to democratic changes in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and
Macedonia and said he believed pro-democracy forces would eventually
win out in Montenegro. He also said he considered the general elections
planned for Yugoslavia next month as "elections in a neighboring
country." (From 'Radio Free Europe,' 22 August 2000)
Thaci's tour was barely mentioned in the US press. But 'Voice of
America' (VOA) broadcast the story far and wide in the Balkans; thus
VOA made it perfectly clear that the US government was behind this
terrorist.
Thaci became a KLA media star during the so-called peace negotiations at
Rambouillet in the winter of 1999. Before that he was the main KLA
leader in the Kosovo town of Klecka, which had been seized by the KLA.
When Yugoslav forces liberated town in August, 1998, they made some
gruesome discoveries.
[Start Quote] "Captured KLA Men Say Serbs Were Executed
"Klecka, Yugoslavia
"...Police escorted journalists into the area on Friday after three
days of fierce fighting to dislodge its KLA defenders. [Note the use of
the word defenders to describe the KLA terrorists.]
"Reporters for Western media said two captured KLA men showed them a
spot in Klecka where 10 Serbs-- including three women and two children
- were shot by a KLA firing squad.
"Pristina country court investigating magistrate Danica Marinkovic said
four burned bodies found in the village were believed to be those of
victims of the shootings. There was no trace of the other corpses."
('Reuters' 28 August 1998) [End Quote]
And:
[Start Quote] "Domestic and foreign reporters, residing in Pristina,
were allowed to follow questioning of a witness, at the site of the
crime. The arrested Bekim Mazreku was answering to questions of Ms.
Danica Marinkovic, an investigation officer. In presence of police,
translator and the journalists, Mr. Murzeku said the following:
"Mr. Bekim Mazreku: We executed ten here. Two were children, three
women, two young boys and three men."
"Ms. Marinkovic: Could you tell us the age of the children?
Mr. Bekim Mazreku: From seven or eight to eleven.
"Ms. Marinkovic: "And women?"
"Mr. Bekim Mazreku: From 28 to 32.
"Ms. Marinkovic: Who was executing them?
"Mr. Bekim Mazreku: The Kosovo Liberation Army.
"Twenty one year old Mr. Bekim Mazreku was then returned to jail.
Journalists were then shown the fence and trees where the execution
bullets landed. Also we saw the mentioned pit with chlorine as well as
few semi-burned skulls and numerous bones belonging to victims of this
crime. The police have also shown to us photographs of a dead man with
head chopped off and mutilated body. The police told us that the
photographs were found in a basement of a house in Klecka.
"The village of Klecka has a dozen of houses on few acres of land. It
had been turned into a military camp by KLA." [End Quote]
(From 'Radio B92,' 29 August 1998. You should know that in the fall of
1998, 'Radio B92' was fiercely anti-government.
It was funded by Western government sources. Regarding this, see
http://www.emperors-clothes.com/interviews/emperor.htm
As you will see if you check out the above link to our interview with
two people from the station, B92 did not have a pro-Yugoslav Army bias;
quite the contrary.)
And:
[Start Quote] "The killings in Klecka have been linked to Thaci, who now
heads the Democratic party of Kosovo." ('Sunday Times' (London)
September 3, 2000, Sunday) [End Quote]
We who labor to expose media lies about Yugoslavia have argued that the
KLA's links to al Qaeda prove the KLA is a terrorist group.
Maybe we've got it wrong. Maybe we ought to be arguing that the KLA's
links to al Quaida prove al Quaida is a terrorist group.
-- Jared Israel
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FURTHER READING:
********************************
1) Milosevic was literally kidnapped from Yugoslavia and taken to The
Hague 'Tribunal,' about which see 'NATO's Tribunal: Straight From the
Horse's Mouth'. Includes some amazing facts about this institution. Can
be read at http://www.emperors-clothes.com/docs/h-list.htm
2) 'KLA Attacks Everyone; Media Attacks...Miloshevich?' by Jared Israel.
Challenges much of what you have been told about the man. Can be read at
http://www.emperors-clothes.com/articles/jared/expan.htm
3) * For our interview with people at Red Cross headquarters concerning
the bombing of their warehouses in Kabul, go to
http://emperors-clothes.com/interviews/redcross.htm
* For the evidence the bin Laden is still, in some form, a CIA asset,
go to http://emperors-clothes.com/news/probestop-i.htm
4) "What NATO Takeover Would Mean for Macedonia: The Lesson of Orahovac
in Kosovo." Eye-witness accounts of NATO's occupation of a Serbian town.
http://emperors-clothes.com/misc/savethe-a.htm
5) 'Bin Laden in the Balkans' includes several mainstream media
accounts of the link between the KLA and al Quaida. Can be read at
http://emperors-clothes.com/news/binl.htm
6) To understand why there's a sic! after 'Kosova,' see Linguistics
Professor Peter Maher's 'KosovO/KosovA - What's in a Name?' at
http://emperors-clothes.com/articles/JP%20maher/InAname.html
7) 'SORRY VIRGINIA BUT THEY ARE NATO TROOPS, NOT 'REBELS'' by Jared
Israel, can be read at http://www.emperors-clothes.com/mac/times.htm
8) For a discussion of the attempts by the ethnic Albanian
secessionists in Kosovo to intimidate non-secessionist Albanians, see
http://emperors-clothes.com/articles/Johnstone/1yugo.htm#kspring
Ms. Johnstone's article is filled with mind-stretching observations
about Yugoslavia. Worth reading twice.
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WHICH TERRORISTS ARE WORSE?
AL QAEDA? OR THE KLA?
by Jared Israel
[Posted 12 December 2001]
=======================================
Slobodan Milosevic, the kidnapped former President of Yugoslavia,
appeared before The Hague 'Tribunal' yesterday. (1)
"Asked how he pleaded to the charges, guilty or not guilty, Mr.
Milosevic reacted like his old defiant self and said: 'This miserable
text is the ultimate absurdity. I should be given credit for peace in
Bosnia, not war.'
Responsibility for the Bosnian war, he went on, 'lies with the Western
powers that broke up Yugoslavia and their Yugoslav agents.' Because he
failed to respond with a plea, the court entered a plea of not
guilty... (1)
"The charges against him in Kosovo, he said, 'will inevitably open up
the issue of the Clinton administration's cooperation with the
terrorists in Kosovo, including the bin Laden organization.' He was
referring to ethnic Albanian rebels of the Kosovo Liberation Army who,
he contends, attacked Serbian forces with help from foreign Islamic
militants." ('N.Y. Times,' 12/12/01 * Note: the 'Times' uses the term
Islamic, meaning Muslim, when it should use 'Islamist,' meaning Muslim
clerical-fascists.)
The charge for which Milosevic has been tried and convicted in the
Western press is that he suppressed a popular movement using brutal
methods. (2)
But what if they lied to us about Kosovo and Milosevic, just as they
lied to us about the bombing of the Red Cross, or that bin Laden was
fighting the CIA throughout the 1990s? What if in fact Yugoslavia used
relatively humane methods to fight the U.S.-supported secessionists in
Kosovo - which by the way is the oldest part of Serbia. What if this
contrasts favorably with the tactics employed by the U.S. in
Afghanistan - which is not part of the U.S.A.? (3)
What if the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) is a terrorist organization,
created by the USA and Germany, trained by U.S. and British covert
forces, installed in power in Kosovo as a proxy force for NATO?
What if hundreds of thousands of Serbs, 'Gypsies,' Slavic Muslims,
Turks, non-fascist Albanians and Jews have been driven from the
province by the KLA - with NATO's apparent approval? (4)
These are the issues Milosevic promises to expose.
We have posted evidence of the KLA's ties to Osama bin Laden's
terrorists. (5)
New evidence emerged today. We are informed that an Australian,
captured in Afghanistan, had previously fought for the KLA, then went
for training with al Qaeda in Pakistan, and ended up a Taliban soldier.
(http://au.news.yahoo.com/011212/2/1onh.html )
But the KLA is terrorist regardless of its links to al Qaeda. The
evidence is overwhelming. Consider, for example, the case of Mr. Ramush
Haradinaj.
According to a December 4th BBC report, Mr. Haradinaj, who leads the
so-called Democratic League of Kosova (sic!) or LDK, has been meeting
with leaders of the Alliance for the Future of Kosova (also sic!) to
plan a 'broad based' government in the province. (Why did I put 'sic!'
after 'Kosova'? See footnote 6 )
Who is Ramush Haradinaj.
"COOK HELD TALKS WITH WAR CRIME SUSPECT
by Tom Walker
"THE 'ethical dimension' of Robin Cook's foreign policy has come under
renewed attack after it emerged that a Kosovo Albanian leader whom the
foreign secretary met last week may be linked with war crimes.
"On his return from Kosovo, Cook promised that 'a principled defence of
democracy and human rights' would remain a cornerstone of his foreign
policy should he retain his portfolio after the general election.
"However, Francis Maude, the shadow foreign secretary, accused him of
"encouraging a culture of impunity" by holding talks with Ramush
Haradinaj, 32, a former nightclub bouncer and guerrilla commander
suspected by United Nations officials of possible involvement in the
murder of civilians, and of helping to run smuggling rackets across the
province.
"A French official said last week he was amazed that Haradinaj, leader
of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, had been invited to the
British residence in Pristina, the capital, during Cook's visit...
Haradinaj could face charges over what may be the biggest atrocity
carried out by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Forty civilians were
killed during several months in 1998 in the village of Glodjane in
western Kosovo, where Haradinaj was then the KLA commander. Many of the
bodies - of Serbs, Albanians and gypsies - bore marks of torture.
"Moderate Albanians in the Democratic League of Kosovo have implicated
Haradinaj in the murders of civilians suspected of collaborating with
Serbian forces. But Haradinaj has dismissed accusations of war crimes
and treats talk of indictment at The Hague as 'propaganda by political
opponents.'
"...In common with other senior KLA commanders, he was equipped with a
satellite phone during Nato airstrikes in 1999, helping the alliance to
pinpoint targets.
"...When the KLA emerged, he... established himself as commander of the
western Decane region, basing himself in Glodjane, one of his clan's
strongholds.
"When the UN took charge of the province's administration, he became
second-in-command of the Kosovo Protection Corps, the KLA's peacetime
incarnation...
"Diplomats in Pristina said Haradinaj entered politics last year at the
behest of Britain and America, which wanted to see the KLA's support
base split. 'He said it was too early for independence,' said a
European official introduced to Haradinaj. 'He was coached to say what
was needed.' Last April Haradinaj made a fundraising trip to
Washington..." ('Sunday Times,' (London) of 29 April 2001: April 29,
2001, Sunday)
A few quick points about this article:
First, note that the 'Times' quotes nameless "Diplomats" saying
"Britain and American wanted to see the KLA's support base split;" thus
the 'Times" attempt to prettify the ugly facts: that the U.S. and
British governments coached this war criminal and funded him, thus
thrusting him into politics, instead of jail.
Second, note that Mr. Haradinaj helps lead the Kosovo Protection Corps
(KPC). This group was set up by the UN mission in Kosovo, at
Washington's behest. It is composed of former KLA terrorists. Here's
how a special UN report described the KPC:
"Murder, torture and extortion: these are the extraordinary charges made
against the UN's own Kosovo Protection Corps in a confidential United
Nations report written for Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
"The KPC stands accused in the document, drawn up on 29 February, of
'criminal activities - killings, ill-treatment/torture, illegal
policing, abuse of authority, intimidation, breaches of political
neutrality and hate-speech'." ('The Observer,' 12 March 2000, quoted in
http://emperors-clothes.com/news/howwill.htm )
Corps members, paid by NATO, have comprised most of the terrorists
fighting to destroy Macedonia. (7)
Here's more about Ramush Haradinaj. (Note that some newspaper articles
spell his name 'Hajredinaj').
On December 14, 1998, six children were murdered when a masked gunman
sprayed bullets into the Panda Cafe in the Kosovo city of Pec. This
crime was so horrific, even US Balkans envoy Richard Holbrooke
denounced it.
'"Because of its cruelty and its cowardice, this crime stands above all
crimes,' said Mirko Simonovic, principal of the slain teenagers'
school." ('Agence France Presse,' 16 December 1998)
The KLA was responsible. But what part of the KLA?
"...His [Ramush Haradinaj's] men already are suspected of carrying out
the Panda Cafe murders, when masked rebels opened fire in December on a
restaurant the city of Pec, killing six Serbian youths. His men also are
suspected of shooting at U.S. diplomatic monitors..." ('AP,' 8 March
1999)
As mentioned earlier, Haradinaj was implicated in the slaughter of
civilians in the town of Glodjane. These civilians included:
"...Serbian farmers, some gypsies and Albanians suspected of being
collaborators."('Sunday Times', (London) 3 September 2000)
How could Ramush Haradinaj be sure that an Albanian or a 'Gypsy' was a
'collaborator'? One way was if he or she refused to support the
secessionist-organized boycott of Public schools (taught in the Albanian
language!) Another sure clue was that he or she worked for the
government, as a forester for example. (8)
When Washington officials met with Haradinaj to discuss funding his
political campaign last year, they were of course violating Yugoslav
sovereignty. Aside from that, is it possible that they didn't know who
he was and what he stood for?
"'Washington knows what we want,' he [Ramush Haradinaj] added with a
smile. 'We've been clear from the very beginning.'" (Kosovo Rebels
Won't Give Up Guns By ANNE THOMPSON, 'Associated Press,' 8 March 1999)
Haradinaj has been competing with another ex-KLA thug, Hashim Thaci,
also been transformed into a proper politician. Thaci's group is called
the Democratic Party of Kosova (sic!) or PKK. Isn't it nice that both
these terrorists have the word 'democratic' in their party names? (6)
Thaci and Haradinaj have been fighting over who gets the graft in
impoverished Kosovo - for example, over the "control of certain petrol
stations." (See 'Daily Telegraph', June 12, 2000)
The 'Telegraph' does not come right out and say these men are
gangsters. But 'Jane's Defense Review' does:
"[Thaci's] PDK has good links with Albanian exile groups in America,
Switzerland and Germany, although the bulk of Thaci's funding is now
believed to come from racketeering and other crime-generated sources."
('Jane's Intelligence Review' September 1, 2000)
Note that 'Jane's Defense' calls the money that Thaci gets from
racketeering 'funding,' as if he had applied for a grant for a
community orchestra or a home for unwed mothers.
Apparently gangsterism is now routine in Kosovo.
Washington gave Hashim Thaci a bigger reception than his competitor,
Haradinaj.
Here's how 'Voice of America' described Thaci's U.S. tour last year:
"Hashim Thaci, who leads the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)... spoke
at a press conference at UN headquarters. He is concluding a trip to
the United States, during which he met with U.S. State Department and
congressional officials. He also attended the convention in Los Angeles
last week at which the U.S. Democratic Party chose Vice President Al
Gore to be its candidate for president.
"In response to questions, Thaci repeatedly said he saw democracy
progressing in Kosovo. He said local elections would help provide a
basis for general elections in the province and contribute to what he
called the democratization of the Balkans.
"Thaci pointed to democratic changes in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and
Macedonia and said he believed pro-democracy forces would eventually
win out in Montenegro. He also said he considered the general elections
planned for Yugoslavia next month as "elections in a neighboring
country." (From 'Radio Free Europe,' 22 August 2000)
Thaci's tour was barely mentioned in the US press. But 'Voice of
America' (VOA) broadcast the story far and wide in the Balkans; thus
VOA made it perfectly clear that the US government was behind this
terrorist.
Thaci became a KLA media star during the so-called peace negotiations at
Rambouillet in the winter of 1999. Before that he was the main KLA
leader in the Kosovo town of Klecka, which had been seized by the KLA.
When Yugoslav forces liberated town in August, 1998, they made some
gruesome discoveries.
[Start Quote] "Captured KLA Men Say Serbs Were Executed
"Klecka, Yugoslavia
"...Police escorted journalists into the area on Friday after three
days of fierce fighting to dislodge its KLA defenders. [Note the use of
the word defenders to describe the KLA terrorists.]
"Reporters for Western media said two captured KLA men showed them a
spot in Klecka where 10 Serbs-- including three women and two children
- were shot by a KLA firing squad.
"Pristina country court investigating magistrate Danica Marinkovic said
four burned bodies found in the village were believed to be those of
victims of the shootings. There was no trace of the other corpses."
('Reuters' 28 August 1998) [End Quote]
And:
[Start Quote] "Domestic and foreign reporters, residing in Pristina,
were allowed to follow questioning of a witness, at the site of the
crime. The arrested Bekim Mazreku was answering to questions of Ms.
Danica Marinkovic, an investigation officer. In presence of police,
translator and the journalists, Mr. Murzeku said the following:
"Mr. Bekim Mazreku: We executed ten here. Two were children, three
women, two young boys and three men."
"Ms. Marinkovic: Could you tell us the age of the children?
Mr. Bekim Mazreku: From seven or eight to eleven.
"Ms. Marinkovic: "And women?"
"Mr. Bekim Mazreku: From 28 to 32.
"Ms. Marinkovic: Who was executing them?
"Mr. Bekim Mazreku: The Kosovo Liberation Army.
"Twenty one year old Mr. Bekim Mazreku was then returned to jail.
Journalists were then shown the fence and trees where the execution
bullets landed. Also we saw the mentioned pit with chlorine as well as
few semi-burned skulls and numerous bones belonging to victims of this
crime. The police have also shown to us photographs of a dead man with
head chopped off and mutilated body. The police told us that the
photographs were found in a basement of a house in Klecka.
"The village of Klecka has a dozen of houses on few acres of land. It
had been turned into a military camp by KLA." [End Quote]
(From 'Radio B92,' 29 August 1998. You should know that in the fall of
1998, 'Radio B92' was fiercely anti-government.
It was funded by Western government sources. Regarding this, see
http://www.emperors-clothes.com/interviews/emperor.htm
As you will see if you check out the above link to our interview with
two people from the station, B92 did not have a pro-Yugoslav Army bias;
quite the contrary.)
And:
[Start Quote] "The killings in Klecka have been linked to Thaci, who now
heads the Democratic party of Kosovo." ('Sunday Times' (London)
September 3, 2000, Sunday) [End Quote]
We who labor to expose media lies about Yugoslavia have argued that the
KLA's links to al Qaeda prove the KLA is a terrorist group.
Maybe we've got it wrong. Maybe we ought to be arguing that the KLA's
links to al Quaida prove al Quaida is a terrorist group.
-- Jared Israel
********************************
FURTHER READING:
********************************
1) Milosevic was literally kidnapped from Yugoslavia and taken to The
Hague 'Tribunal,' about which see 'NATO's Tribunal: Straight From the
Horse's Mouth'. Includes some amazing facts about this institution. Can
be read at http://www.emperors-clothes.com/docs/h-list.htm
2) 'KLA Attacks Everyone; Media Attacks...Miloshevich?' by Jared Israel.
Challenges much of what you have been told about the man. Can be read at
http://www.emperors-clothes.com/articles/jared/expan.htm
3) * For our interview with people at Red Cross headquarters concerning
the bombing of their warehouses in Kabul, go to
http://emperors-clothes.com/interviews/redcross.htm
* For the evidence the bin Laden is still, in some form, a CIA asset,
go to http://emperors-clothes.com/news/probestop-i.htm
4) "What NATO Takeover Would Mean for Macedonia: The Lesson of Orahovac
in Kosovo." Eye-witness accounts of NATO's occupation of a Serbian town.
http://emperors-clothes.com/misc/savethe-a.htm
5) 'Bin Laden in the Balkans' includes several mainstream media
accounts of the link between the KLA and al Quaida. Can be read at
http://emperors-clothes.com/news/binl.htm
6) To understand why there's a sic! after 'Kosova,' see Linguistics
Professor Peter Maher's 'KosovO/KosovA - What's in a Name?' at
http://emperors-clothes.com/articles/JP%20maher/InAname.html
7) 'SORRY VIRGINIA BUT THEY ARE NATO TROOPS, NOT 'REBELS'' by Jared
Israel, can be read at http://www.emperors-clothes.com/mac/times.htm
8) For a discussion of the attempts by the ethnic Albanian
secessionists in Kosovo to intimidate non-secessionist Albanians, see
http://emperors-clothes.com/articles/Johnstone/1yugo.htm#kspring
Ms. Johnstone's article is filled with mind-stretching observations
about Yugoslavia. Worth reading twice.
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Emperor's Clothes can use your help.
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* PEGGIORAMENTO DELLA SITUAZIONE NEI BALCANI
* BANDITI ALBANESI FANNO SALTARE UNA CHIESA PRESSO TETOVO
* PARTITO SOCIALDEMOCRATICO LASCIA GOVERNO; BERLUSCONI ESPRIME
SOSTEGNO; PARLAMENTO APPROVA NOMINA NUOVI MINISTRI; TRAJKOVSKI
CERCA DI SCIPPARE LE ELEZIONI SPOSTANDOLE AD APRILE; FOSSA COMUNE
CON RESTI DI CIVILI MACEDONI NON FA NOTIZIA SULLA STAMPA OCCIDENTALE
* TRAJKOVSKI ORDINA AMNISTIA PER DECINE DI TERRORISTI UCK
=*=
Un documento sulla situazione tra il Sud della Serbia, il Nord del
Kosovo e il Nord della Macedonia, a cura di Zivkica Nedanovska:
1.FONTE: Politika.
2.TITOLO: I Serbi, la popolazione non albanese e l'Esercito jugoslavo
sempre di più esposti all'attacco.
3.INDICE: Sul peggioramento della situazione della sicurezza nel sud
della Serbia, nel nord del Kosovo e nel nord della Macedonia.
4.SITO INTERNET: http://www.politika.co.yu/2001/1201/01_11.htm
5.NUMERO DI PAGINE: 3.
6.DATA: 01.12.2001.
7.AUTORE: TOMA TODOROVIC.
La situazione nel sud della Serbia e nel nord del Kosovo e Metohija si
sta pericolosamente complicando. I Serbi e la popolazione non albanese
quotidianamente sono esposti alle minacce e ai ricatti. Sono minacciati
a tal punto punto che la situazione attuale è valutata come la peggiore
negli ultimi anni.
Nello stesso tempo, anche al nord della Macedonia la situazione si
sta complicando con i "giochi" nei confronti dell'Esercito Jugoslavo.
Questi fatti aggravano e peggiorano una pace già ingannevole in queste
parti dei Balcani.
Nel nord e nel nord-ovest della Macedonia, di nuovo si osserva il
raggrupparsi delle forze terroristiche. L'Esercito Jugoslavo dispone di
dati secondo cui forze terroristiche notevoli si sono trasferite dal
Kosmet nella regione di Kumanovo e di Tetovo.
Nelle vicinanze di queste due città sono sempre più massicci gli
attraversamenti del confine tra la RFJ e la Macedonia.
Dopo le elezioni nel Kosovo, e in particolare dalla giornata dello
Stato di Albania, il 28 novembre, la situazione di sicurezza in Kosovo e
Metohija è molto peggiorata.
"E' sempre più forte la pressione su tutti noi che viviamo qui e
che non siamo Albanesi. Siamo anche molto preoccupati perchè i Serbi e
gli altri cittadini di nazionalità non albanese vendono le loro case e
proprietà e scappano da qui. Abbiamo paura di perdere il Kosovo.
Abbiamo paura che rimanerremo soli e che saranno sempre di meno quelli
che lottano per gli interessi della Serbia e della Jugoslavia. Tre
giorni fa, per esempio, hanno provato a fare un attentato contro Rada
Trajkovic, unica rappresentante serba nella Presidenza del Kosovo.
Questo vuol dire che gli Albanesi non ci lasciano e non ci lasceranno
mai in pace, finchè siamo in Kosovo", dice Nebojsa Jovic, abitante di
Kosovska Mitrovica.
Anche nel sud della Serbia, vicino a Gnjilane, il nostro Esercito sa
che si stanno concentrando, vicino alla Zona di sicurezza, consistenti
forze terroristiche. Accanto a questo, vanno avanti le nuove richieste
degli Albanesi della regione di Presevo e Bujanovac sulla
demilitarizzazione di quelle zone. I 1500 abitanti di Bujanovac hanno
firmato una petizione indirizzata al vertice statale chiedendo di essere
difesi da minacce e ricatti quotidiani.
Anche qui sta crescendo il numero delle case e proprietà serbe vendute
agli Albanesi.
"Cosa faremo quando, dopo il 15 aprile del 2002, l'Esercito se ne andra'
da Presevo e Bujanovac, secondo l'Accordo?", si chiede Dragisa Savic,
preoccupato. "Senza il nostro Esercito e la nostra Polizia, la
popolazione serba e le etnie non albanesi non hanno di che cercare qui",
conclude.
=*=
> http://www.ansa.it/balcani/macedonia/20011210133432072422.html
MACEDONIA: ATTENTATO INCENDIARIO DISTRUGGE CHIESA ORTODOSSA
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 10 DIC - Un attentato incendiario ha completamente
distrutto nella notte tra sabato e domenica l'antica
chiesetta ortodossa di ''San Giorgio'' nel villaggio di Golema Recica
(Macedonia nordoccidentale). L'attentato e' avvenuto in
concidenza con la festa di ''San Giorgio'', particolarmente sentita
dalla comunita' ortodossa. La chiesa, la cui prima costruzione
risale al 14/mo secolo ma che era stata piu' volte distrutta e
ricostruita, ospitava antichissimi affreschi ed icone ora ridotti a un
ammasso di cenere. La zona di Golema Recica (che si trova nel
distretto di Tetovo) e' rimasta per molti mesi sotto il controllo della
guerriglia albanese (di religione musulmana) e attualmente e'
considerata una delle aree a rischio nelle quali la polizia macedone
non ha ancora fatto rientro.(ANSA) BLL
10/12/2001 13:34
BANDITI ALBANESI FANNO SALTARE UNA CHIESA PRESSO TETOVO
TETOVO, 9/12/2001 - Banditi albanesi hanno devastato e fatto
saltare in aria la chiesta-convento di San Giorgio nel paese di
Golema Recica, nei pressi della citta' di Tetovo, nella Macedonia
occidentale. Anche gli appartamenti dei monaci sono stati incendiati
oggi. Quando la polizia e' giunta sul luogo del fatto, i banditi
hanno incominciato a spararle contro. (http://www.amselfeld.com)
+++ Albanische Banditen sprengen Kirche +++
TETOVO, 9. Dezember 2001. Albanische Banditen plünderten und
sprengten anschließend die Kirche des Hl.-Georgius-Kloster im
Dorf Golema Recica unweit des westmazedonischen Tetovo. Auch die
Wohnungen der Mönche wurden heute in Brand gesetzt. Als die
Polizei zur Tatort kam, eröffneten die Banditen Feuer auf sie.
(STIMME KOSOVOS - http://www.amselfeld.com)
=*=
> http://www.ansa.it/balcani/macedonia/20011121143732052525.html
MACEDONIA: PARTITO SOCIALDEMOCRATICO LASCIA GOVERNO
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 21 NOV - L'Unione socialdemocratica (Sdsm),
secondo piu' importante partito macedone, ha deciso di uscire
dal governo di unita' nazionale costituito nel maggio scorso
per superare la crisi armata. La decisione e' stata adottata nel corso
della notte con voto unanime dalla direzione del partito,
ma le ragioni dovranno essere rese note in giornata giornata dal leader
dell'Sdsm, Branko Cernenkovski.
Un atteggiamento simile e' stata adottato anche dal partito
liberal democratico.
Secondo osservatori politici l'uscita dall'esecutivo dell'Sdsm
(che detiene importanti ministeri, compreso quello della Difesa),
costituirebbe una mossa strategica in vista delle prossime
elezioni politiche generali attese per la fine di gennaio.
Del governo di unita' nazionale, costituito il 13 maggio su
pressione della comunita' internazionale, fanno parte, oltre all'Sdsm e
al
partito liberal democratico, due formazioni albanesi e la
Vmro-Dpmne, partito nazionalista macedone del premier Ljubco
Georgevski. (ANSA) BLL*COR
21/11/2001 14:37
> http://www.ansa.it/balcani/macedonia/20011123155732056048.html
MACEDONIA: BERLUSCONI ESPRIME SOSTEGNO A GOVERNO SKOPJE
(ANSA) - TRIESTE, 23 NOV - L'attuale governo di Skopje ''deve
portare avanti il processo di pacificazione'' avviato. Cosi' il
presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi ha espresso oggi
il suo sostegno al governo macedone,alla luce delle dimissioni di
quattro
ministri accolte oggi dal Parlamento locale. Abbiamo bisogno
che questo governo e questa maggioranza ''resistano'', ha detto
Berlusconi, perche' una ferita che si era rimarginata non torni
ad aprirsi causando nuovi scompensi nei Balcani.(ANSA) TI*PAE
23/11/2001 15:57
> http://www.ansa.it/balcani/macedonia/20011130145532062226.html
MACEDONIA: PARLAMENTO APPROVA NOMINA NUOVI MINISTRI
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 30 NOV - Il parlamento macedone ha approvato
oggi a maggioranza la nomina di quattro nuovi ministri dopo
l'uscita dall'esecutivo dell'Unione socialdemocratica. Vlado
Popovski (partito liberale) e' stato nominato ministro della Difesa,
Slobodan Casule ministro Affari esteri (partito Nova Democratja),
Gorgi Oreovcanec ministro della Sanita' (Nova Democratja) e
Dosta Dimovska (Vmro-Dpmne), vice primo ministro. Con questo
ennesimo rimpasto il primo ministro Ljubco Georgevski inaugura
cosi' il suo settimo governo in appena tre anni. La uscita
dell'Unione socialdemocratica dal governo di unita' nazionale (al quale
aderiscono anche due partiti albanesi) dovrebbe preludere
allo scioglimento dell'assaemblea e alla convocazione di elezioni
anticipate. La data in cui si svolgeranno le consultazioni
appare tuttavia ancora incerta: il presidente della repubblica, Boris
Trajkovski, ha espresso l'auspicio che le votazioni possano
tenersi in aprile e non alla fine di gennaio come invece chiesto dai
socialdemocratici.(ANSA) BLL*COR
30/11/2001 14:55
> http://www.ansa.it/balcani/macedonia/20011126153032058209.html
MACEDONIA: TRAJKOVSKI PER RINVIO ELEZIONI AD APRILE
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 26 NOV - Il presidente macedone Boris Trajkovski
ha dichiarato che la Macedonia conta di riprendere entro
meta' gennaio il controllo totale delle aree in mano agli
ex-guerriglieri albanesi.
Trajkovski ha anche detto di sperare che il Parlamento, nelle votazioni
in programma oggi, rinvii ad aprile le elezioni fissate per il 27
gennaio, in modo da poter consolidare prima del voto legge e ordine in
quelle aree.
Secondo il presidente, dopo lo scioglimento la guerriglia dell'Uck
non ha motivo di opporsi alle autorita' dello stato, in particolare
dopo l'approvazione del piano di pace e l'amnistia per gli ex
combattenti.
Fonti macedoni hanno d'altra parte confermato il ritrovamento dei
resti di almeno sei civili macedoni in una fossa comune scoperta
mercoledi' nei pressi di Tetovo. ''Durante gli scavi sono stati
rinvenuti ossa e resti umani'', ha confermato la giudice Alesandra
Zafirovska in una conferenza stampa. ''Ora dovremo procedere
all'identificazione, per la quale saranno necessari quattro o cinque
mesi di lavoro'', ha aggiunto Zafirovska.
Alle ricerche hanno partecipato anche esperti del Tribunale penale
internazionale per i crimini di guerra nella ex Jugoslavia (Tpi).
(ANSA) RIG 25-NOV-01 21:12 NNNN
26/11/2001 15:30
=*=
> http://www.ansa.it/balcani/macedonia/20011207172432070779.html
MACEDONIA: AMNISTIA TRAJKOVSKI AD ALTRI 22 EX GUERRIGLIERI
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 7 DIC - Il presidente della Repubblica macedone, Boris
Trajkovski, ha concesso oggi l'amnistia ad altri 22 ex
combattenti albanesi dell'Uck. La lista dei guerriglieri albanesi
graziati dal Capo dello Stato sale cosi' a 33, anche se il numero
complessivo dei ribelli che, avendo deposto le armi, pretendono
l'amnistia e' di almeno 2.000. L'amnistia, prevista dal piano di pace
sostenuto dalla comunita' internazionale, ha suscitato le proteste
di una parte dei deputati macedoni che l'hanno considerata una
violazione del codice penale. Essa costituisce tuttavia un'altra,
importante, tappa del difficile processo di pace in corso in
Macedonia. Ora il parlamento e' chiamato ad approvare le leggi che
servono ad attribuire maggiori diritti alla minoranza albanese, a
cominciare da quella sulle autonomie locali. Il dibattito parlamentare
procede pero' con grande ritardo, e i rappresentanti diplomatici
hanno gia' fatto sapere alle autorita' di Skopje che se questa legge
non sara' approvata in tempi brevi, rischia di saltare per la
seconda volta la prevista conferenza dei donatori attesa prima di
Natale. (ANSA). BLL*COR
07/12/2001 17:24
> http://www.ansa.it/balcani/macedonia/20011205155832068008.html
MACEDONIA: AMNISTIA CAPO DI STATO PER 11 EX COMBATTENTI UCK
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 5 DIC - Il presidente della repubblica macedone,
Boris Trajkovski, ha ordinato oggi l'applicazione dell'amnistia
per 11 ex combattenti dell'Uck arrestati prima del 26 settembre,
quando il movimento di guerriglia si e' ufficialmente disciolto. E' la
prima volta che il capo dello Stato applica l'amnistia nei confronti
degli estremisti albanesi decisa con l'accordo di pace firmato ad
Ocrida lo scorso 13 agosto. L'applicazione appare tuttavia ancora
parziale: gli undici ex guerriglieri graziati sono stati infatti scelti
da una prima lista di altri 77 albanesi, stilata dal ministero della
Giustizia, che attendono l'amnistia in stato di detenzione, al pari di
almeno altri 2.000 ex guerriglieri tuttora in liberta' ma che
rischiano l'incriminazione. L'amnistia non sara' applicata in alcun modo
per coloro che risultassero incriminati dal Tribunale penale
internazionale (Tpi) per i crimini di guerra nell'ex Jugoslavia, e
che ha avviato indagini anche in Macedonia.(ANSA). BLL*COR
05/12/2001 15:58
* BANDITI ALBANESI FANNO SALTARE UNA CHIESA PRESSO TETOVO
* PARTITO SOCIALDEMOCRATICO LASCIA GOVERNO; BERLUSCONI ESPRIME
SOSTEGNO; PARLAMENTO APPROVA NOMINA NUOVI MINISTRI; TRAJKOVSKI
CERCA DI SCIPPARE LE ELEZIONI SPOSTANDOLE AD APRILE; FOSSA COMUNE
CON RESTI DI CIVILI MACEDONI NON FA NOTIZIA SULLA STAMPA OCCIDENTALE
* TRAJKOVSKI ORDINA AMNISTIA PER DECINE DI TERRORISTI UCK
=*=
Un documento sulla situazione tra il Sud della Serbia, il Nord del
Kosovo e il Nord della Macedonia, a cura di Zivkica Nedanovska:
1.FONTE: Politika.
2.TITOLO: I Serbi, la popolazione non albanese e l'Esercito jugoslavo
sempre di più esposti all'attacco.
3.INDICE: Sul peggioramento della situazione della sicurezza nel sud
della Serbia, nel nord del Kosovo e nel nord della Macedonia.
4.SITO INTERNET: http://www.politika.co.yu/2001/1201/01_11.htm
5.NUMERO DI PAGINE: 3.
6.DATA: 01.12.2001.
7.AUTORE: TOMA TODOROVIC.
La situazione nel sud della Serbia e nel nord del Kosovo e Metohija si
sta pericolosamente complicando. I Serbi e la popolazione non albanese
quotidianamente sono esposti alle minacce e ai ricatti. Sono minacciati
a tal punto punto che la situazione attuale è valutata come la peggiore
negli ultimi anni.
Nello stesso tempo, anche al nord della Macedonia la situazione si
sta complicando con i "giochi" nei confronti dell'Esercito Jugoslavo.
Questi fatti aggravano e peggiorano una pace già ingannevole in queste
parti dei Balcani.
Nel nord e nel nord-ovest della Macedonia, di nuovo si osserva il
raggrupparsi delle forze terroristiche. L'Esercito Jugoslavo dispone di
dati secondo cui forze terroristiche notevoli si sono trasferite dal
Kosmet nella regione di Kumanovo e di Tetovo.
Nelle vicinanze di queste due città sono sempre più massicci gli
attraversamenti del confine tra la RFJ e la Macedonia.
Dopo le elezioni nel Kosovo, e in particolare dalla giornata dello
Stato di Albania, il 28 novembre, la situazione di sicurezza in Kosovo e
Metohija è molto peggiorata.
"E' sempre più forte la pressione su tutti noi che viviamo qui e
che non siamo Albanesi. Siamo anche molto preoccupati perchè i Serbi e
gli altri cittadini di nazionalità non albanese vendono le loro case e
proprietà e scappano da qui. Abbiamo paura di perdere il Kosovo.
Abbiamo paura che rimanerremo soli e che saranno sempre di meno quelli
che lottano per gli interessi della Serbia e della Jugoslavia. Tre
giorni fa, per esempio, hanno provato a fare un attentato contro Rada
Trajkovic, unica rappresentante serba nella Presidenza del Kosovo.
Questo vuol dire che gli Albanesi non ci lasciano e non ci lasceranno
mai in pace, finchè siamo in Kosovo", dice Nebojsa Jovic, abitante di
Kosovska Mitrovica.
Anche nel sud della Serbia, vicino a Gnjilane, il nostro Esercito sa
che si stanno concentrando, vicino alla Zona di sicurezza, consistenti
forze terroristiche. Accanto a questo, vanno avanti le nuove richieste
degli Albanesi della regione di Presevo e Bujanovac sulla
demilitarizzazione di quelle zone. I 1500 abitanti di Bujanovac hanno
firmato una petizione indirizzata al vertice statale chiedendo di essere
difesi da minacce e ricatti quotidiani.
Anche qui sta crescendo il numero delle case e proprietà serbe vendute
agli Albanesi.
"Cosa faremo quando, dopo il 15 aprile del 2002, l'Esercito se ne andra'
da Presevo e Bujanovac, secondo l'Accordo?", si chiede Dragisa Savic,
preoccupato. "Senza il nostro Esercito e la nostra Polizia, la
popolazione serba e le etnie non albanesi non hanno di che cercare qui",
conclude.
=*=
> http://www.ansa.it/balcani/macedonia/20011210133432072422.html
MACEDONIA: ATTENTATO INCENDIARIO DISTRUGGE CHIESA ORTODOSSA
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 10 DIC - Un attentato incendiario ha completamente
distrutto nella notte tra sabato e domenica l'antica
chiesetta ortodossa di ''San Giorgio'' nel villaggio di Golema Recica
(Macedonia nordoccidentale). L'attentato e' avvenuto in
concidenza con la festa di ''San Giorgio'', particolarmente sentita
dalla comunita' ortodossa. La chiesa, la cui prima costruzione
risale al 14/mo secolo ma che era stata piu' volte distrutta e
ricostruita, ospitava antichissimi affreschi ed icone ora ridotti a un
ammasso di cenere. La zona di Golema Recica (che si trova nel
distretto di Tetovo) e' rimasta per molti mesi sotto il controllo della
guerriglia albanese (di religione musulmana) e attualmente e'
considerata una delle aree a rischio nelle quali la polizia macedone
non ha ancora fatto rientro.(ANSA) BLL
10/12/2001 13:34
BANDITI ALBANESI FANNO SALTARE UNA CHIESA PRESSO TETOVO
TETOVO, 9/12/2001 - Banditi albanesi hanno devastato e fatto
saltare in aria la chiesta-convento di San Giorgio nel paese di
Golema Recica, nei pressi della citta' di Tetovo, nella Macedonia
occidentale. Anche gli appartamenti dei monaci sono stati incendiati
oggi. Quando la polizia e' giunta sul luogo del fatto, i banditi
hanno incominciato a spararle contro. (http://www.amselfeld.com)
+++ Albanische Banditen sprengen Kirche +++
TETOVO, 9. Dezember 2001. Albanische Banditen plünderten und
sprengten anschließend die Kirche des Hl.-Georgius-Kloster im
Dorf Golema Recica unweit des westmazedonischen Tetovo. Auch die
Wohnungen der Mönche wurden heute in Brand gesetzt. Als die
Polizei zur Tatort kam, eröffneten die Banditen Feuer auf sie.
(STIMME KOSOVOS - http://www.amselfeld.com)
=*=
> http://www.ansa.it/balcani/macedonia/20011121143732052525.html
MACEDONIA: PARTITO SOCIALDEMOCRATICO LASCIA GOVERNO
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 21 NOV - L'Unione socialdemocratica (Sdsm),
secondo piu' importante partito macedone, ha deciso di uscire
dal governo di unita' nazionale costituito nel maggio scorso
per superare la crisi armata. La decisione e' stata adottata nel corso
della notte con voto unanime dalla direzione del partito,
ma le ragioni dovranno essere rese note in giornata giornata dal leader
dell'Sdsm, Branko Cernenkovski.
Un atteggiamento simile e' stata adottato anche dal partito
liberal democratico.
Secondo osservatori politici l'uscita dall'esecutivo dell'Sdsm
(che detiene importanti ministeri, compreso quello della Difesa),
costituirebbe una mossa strategica in vista delle prossime
elezioni politiche generali attese per la fine di gennaio.
Del governo di unita' nazionale, costituito il 13 maggio su
pressione della comunita' internazionale, fanno parte, oltre all'Sdsm e
al
partito liberal democratico, due formazioni albanesi e la
Vmro-Dpmne, partito nazionalista macedone del premier Ljubco
Georgevski. (ANSA) BLL*COR
21/11/2001 14:37
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MACEDONIA: BERLUSCONI ESPRIME SOSTEGNO A GOVERNO SKOPJE
(ANSA) - TRIESTE, 23 NOV - L'attuale governo di Skopje ''deve
portare avanti il processo di pacificazione'' avviato. Cosi' il
presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi ha espresso oggi
il suo sostegno al governo macedone,alla luce delle dimissioni di
quattro
ministri accolte oggi dal Parlamento locale. Abbiamo bisogno
che questo governo e questa maggioranza ''resistano'', ha detto
Berlusconi, perche' una ferita che si era rimarginata non torni
ad aprirsi causando nuovi scompensi nei Balcani.(ANSA) TI*PAE
23/11/2001 15:57
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MACEDONIA: PARLAMENTO APPROVA NOMINA NUOVI MINISTRI
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 30 NOV - Il parlamento macedone ha approvato
oggi a maggioranza la nomina di quattro nuovi ministri dopo
l'uscita dall'esecutivo dell'Unione socialdemocratica. Vlado
Popovski (partito liberale) e' stato nominato ministro della Difesa,
Slobodan Casule ministro Affari esteri (partito Nova Democratja),
Gorgi Oreovcanec ministro della Sanita' (Nova Democratja) e
Dosta Dimovska (Vmro-Dpmne), vice primo ministro. Con questo
ennesimo rimpasto il primo ministro Ljubco Georgevski inaugura
cosi' il suo settimo governo in appena tre anni. La uscita
dell'Unione socialdemocratica dal governo di unita' nazionale (al quale
aderiscono anche due partiti albanesi) dovrebbe preludere
allo scioglimento dell'assaemblea e alla convocazione di elezioni
anticipate. La data in cui si svolgeranno le consultazioni
appare tuttavia ancora incerta: il presidente della repubblica, Boris
Trajkovski, ha espresso l'auspicio che le votazioni possano
tenersi in aprile e non alla fine di gennaio come invece chiesto dai
socialdemocratici.(ANSA) BLL*COR
30/11/2001 14:55
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MACEDONIA: TRAJKOVSKI PER RINVIO ELEZIONI AD APRILE
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 26 NOV - Il presidente macedone Boris Trajkovski
ha dichiarato che la Macedonia conta di riprendere entro
meta' gennaio il controllo totale delle aree in mano agli
ex-guerriglieri albanesi.
Trajkovski ha anche detto di sperare che il Parlamento, nelle votazioni
in programma oggi, rinvii ad aprile le elezioni fissate per il 27
gennaio, in modo da poter consolidare prima del voto legge e ordine in
quelle aree.
Secondo il presidente, dopo lo scioglimento la guerriglia dell'Uck
non ha motivo di opporsi alle autorita' dello stato, in particolare
dopo l'approvazione del piano di pace e l'amnistia per gli ex
combattenti.
Fonti macedoni hanno d'altra parte confermato il ritrovamento dei
resti di almeno sei civili macedoni in una fossa comune scoperta
mercoledi' nei pressi di Tetovo. ''Durante gli scavi sono stati
rinvenuti ossa e resti umani'', ha confermato la giudice Alesandra
Zafirovska in una conferenza stampa. ''Ora dovremo procedere
all'identificazione, per la quale saranno necessari quattro o cinque
mesi di lavoro'', ha aggiunto Zafirovska.
Alle ricerche hanno partecipato anche esperti del Tribunale penale
internazionale per i crimini di guerra nella ex Jugoslavia (Tpi).
(ANSA) RIG 25-NOV-01 21:12 NNNN
26/11/2001 15:30
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MACEDONIA: AMNISTIA TRAJKOVSKI AD ALTRI 22 EX GUERRIGLIERI
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 7 DIC - Il presidente della Repubblica macedone, Boris
Trajkovski, ha concesso oggi l'amnistia ad altri 22 ex
combattenti albanesi dell'Uck. La lista dei guerriglieri albanesi
graziati dal Capo dello Stato sale cosi' a 33, anche se il numero
complessivo dei ribelli che, avendo deposto le armi, pretendono
l'amnistia e' di almeno 2.000. L'amnistia, prevista dal piano di pace
sostenuto dalla comunita' internazionale, ha suscitato le proteste
di una parte dei deputati macedoni che l'hanno considerata una
violazione del codice penale. Essa costituisce tuttavia un'altra,
importante, tappa del difficile processo di pace in corso in
Macedonia. Ora il parlamento e' chiamato ad approvare le leggi che
servono ad attribuire maggiori diritti alla minoranza albanese, a
cominciare da quella sulle autonomie locali. Il dibattito parlamentare
procede pero' con grande ritardo, e i rappresentanti diplomatici
hanno gia' fatto sapere alle autorita' di Skopje che se questa legge
non sara' approvata in tempi brevi, rischia di saltare per la
seconda volta la prevista conferenza dei donatori attesa prima di
Natale. (ANSA). BLL*COR
07/12/2001 17:24
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MACEDONIA: AMNISTIA CAPO DI STATO PER 11 EX COMBATTENTI UCK
(ANSA) - SKOPJE, 5 DIC - Il presidente della repubblica macedone,
Boris Trajkovski, ha ordinato oggi l'applicazione dell'amnistia
per 11 ex combattenti dell'Uck arrestati prima del 26 settembre,
quando il movimento di guerriglia si e' ufficialmente disciolto. E' la
prima volta che il capo dello Stato applica l'amnistia nei confronti
degli estremisti albanesi decisa con l'accordo di pace firmato ad
Ocrida lo scorso 13 agosto. L'applicazione appare tuttavia ancora
parziale: gli undici ex guerriglieri graziati sono stati infatti scelti
da una prima lista di altri 77 albanesi, stilata dal ministero della
Giustizia, che attendono l'amnistia in stato di detenzione, al pari di
almeno altri 2.000 ex guerriglieri tuttora in liberta' ma che
rischiano l'incriminazione. L'amnistia non sara' applicata in alcun modo
per coloro che risultassero incriminati dal Tribunale penale
internazionale (Tpi) per i crimini di guerra nell'ex Jugoslavia, e
che ha avviato indagini anche in Macedonia.(ANSA). BLL*COR
05/12/2001 15:58
