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Oggetto: [icdsm-italia] Velko Valkanov's texts
1. Velko Valkanov's Letter to UN Secretary General
2. Velko Valkanov's Speech at the ICDSM Press Conference (The Hague,
Feb. 17th, 2004)
3. A note on the fundraising campaign /
UNA NOTA SULLA CAMPAGNA DI FINANZIAMENTO
--- 1 ---
http://www.icdsm.org/more/velkoUN.htm
TO H. E. Mr. Kofi ANNAN,
UN Secretary General,
New York
Distinguished Mr. Secretary General,
I address to you as to one of the world personalities bearing
responsibility for actions committed on behalf of the Organization of
the United Nations.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia founded
by the Security Council works at The Hague. That Tribunal is
illegitimate, since the Security Council has no right to create
international judicial organs. But even more important is that the
practice of the Tribunal is also illegitimate. It acts in violation to
all generally accepted norms of the criminal judiciary.
For the third year already the process against the former Yugoslav
President Slobodan Milosevic goes on. The very fact that the
Prosecution for more than two years of its presentation could not prove
the guilt of the accused, Mr. Milosevic, clearly shows that such guilt
does not exist at all. The crimes for which Mr. Milosevic is accused
are such that there should not be any difficulty to prove them. It has
to be noted that Nuremberg Tribunal (1945-1946) in less than one year
succeeded to convict twenty-four prosecuted Nazis. On the other hand,
the Hague tribunal in the third year of the Prosecution case remains
unable to prove any guilt of Mr. Milosevic. It becomes apparent that a
completely innocent man is imprisoned at The Hague. It is necessary for
him to be immediately released. That would be not only an expression of
a real judiciary, but also an act of self-respect. A high morality
assumes ability to recognize committed mistakes.
In the Hague process there are serious violations of the rights of the
Defendant.
In the first place, the “equality of arms” principle is violated. The
Prosecution had more than four years for preparation and presentation
of evidence against Mr. Milosevic, and Mr. Milosevic himself is allowed
only three months for mounting his case. Without any ground in the last
three months Mr. Milosevic has been deprived of the contacts with his
friends and associates. He is deliberately isolated from the outside
world in order to produce psychological strain to his defense.
The signals about the worsened health situation of Mr. Milosevic are
being overlooked. There is a serious ground for a fear that Mr.
Milosevic would not survive until the close of this disgraceful
process. The question arises – isn’t that the true aim of those who
organized the persecution of the former President of Yugoslavia.
In any event, the presumption of innocence is severely violated. He is
treated as already convicted person, which explains the unjustified
restrictive regime applied against him.
Respectful Secretary General,
I wholeheartedly request you to use your powers to put an end to the
mutilation of the judiciary. Don’t let the crime against judiciary is
committed in the name of judiciary!
Yours truly,
Professor Velko Valkanov,
Co-chairman of the International Committee to defend Slobodan Milosevic,
Chairman of the Bulgarian Committee for Human Rights,
Honorary President of the Bulgarian Antifascist Alliance
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http://www.icdsm.org/more/velkoHague.htm
Speech delivered by Professor Velko Valkanov, Founder and Co-Chairman
of ICDSM, Chairman of the Bulgarian Commission for Human Rights,
honorary Chairmen of the Bulgarian Antifascist Alliance, former member
of Parliament and Presidential Candidate, at the ICDSM Press Conference
at The Hague on February 17, 2004
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The so-called tribunal for the former Yugoslavia sits for almost three
years in the Milosevic process.
That tribunal is illegal. Illegal not just because it was created by a
body that lacks power to establish judicial bodies. It is illegal also
because its own work is illegal. The whole work of the tribunal
proceeds under constant violation of generally acknowledged rules for
criminal trials.
Most of all it is violating the principle of equality of both parties
in a criminal trial. The prosecution-power with its huge apparatus-got
more than two years to collect and present evidence. The accused
Milosevic got three months for the same task.. And one cannot forget
that he is defending himself in person.
The tribunal uses every occasion to confine the rights of the accused
Milosevic. The tribunal used the elections in Serbia as occasion to
restrict Milosevic’s rights to communicate with the outside world. That
is very base. Those measures are aimed to make Mr. Milosevic feel
isolated and forgotten, aimed to weaken his defense psychological. By
that, the tribunal turned into a direct participant in the Serbian
elections und proved that it is more concerned about the outcome of the
elections than about the legal development of the criminal trial
against Milosevic. In criminal trials the search for the truth is
paramount. All other circumstances cannot be relevant. Legally, they
are absolutely irrelevant. The decision of the tribunal to abandon all
communications of Mr. Milosevic serves as evidence of the thesis that
the tribunal is not led by the inner-rules of criminal procedures but
dominated by external circumstances that are totally extraneous to the
criminal process. We have all reason to claim that the tribunal is not
a court but an instrument of dark political forces, a instrument of
political revenge.
We can also state that the tribunal constantly violates the
presumption of innocence of the accused. It considers Mr. Milosevic as
sentenced. It may be worth to think about the fact that last year, an
amicus of the tribunal, Mr. Michail Wladimiroff, stated publicly that
Mr. Milosevic will be found guilty in any case.
The tribunal acts irresponsible in the matter of Mr. Milosevic’s
health. It ignores all signals showing that the health of the accused
is extremely weak. One can ask whether Mr. Milosevic will survive the
trial. One can also ask whether that might be the aim of the tribunal.
The process against Mr. Milosevic is going on for more than two years.
That extensive time was not enough for the big apparatus of Carla del
Ponte to prove the guilt of Mr. Milosevic. That is really strange.
Please, listen to what I say: The Nurenberg tribunal was able to prove
the guilt of 24 Nazis in less than one year. But the Hague tribunal
cannot prove the guilt of just one person in its third year. The
presentation of the prosecution’s evidence has gone well beyond any
reasonable period of time and yet the evidence is no more compelling
today than it was on the first day of the trial. What does it mean, the
obvious impotence of the prosecution-power? It can only mean one thing:
that they do not obtain real evidence of the guilt of Mr. Milosevic.
Can there be evidence for a guilt, if the guilt itself does not exist?
So we come to the conclusion that that there is an innocent person in
the Hague detention. That is not only a crime against justice but also
a sin against human kind. It is a duty to fight for this persons
freedom. It is a duty of conscience. We have no other choice.
Thank you for your attention.
--- 3 ---
PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC IS ILL!
IN SPITE OF THAT, THE NATO TRIBUNAL EXPECTS HIM TO PREPARE HIS CASE IN
THREE MONTHS AND TO START THE PRESENTATION ON 8 JUNE 2004.
IN SPITE OF HIS ILLNESS, PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC IS DETERMINED TO PREPARE
AND PRESENT THE WHOLE HISTORICAL TRUTH ABOUT THE SERBIAN PEOPLE AND TO
ACCUSE THE REAL CRIMINALS, RESPONSIBLE FOR AGGRESSION, BREAK-UP OF
YUGOSLAVIA, DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON THAT!
SMALL TEAM OF HIS LEGAL ASSOCIATES HAS TO HAVE CONDITIONS TO WORK AT
THE HAGUE.
PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC EXPRESSED THE WISH TO APPOINT THE ICDSM ATTORNEY,
Ms. TIPHAINE DICKSON FROM MONTRÉAL, AS HIS FOURTH LEGAL ASSOCIATE.
THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE IS YOUR DONATION TO SLOBODA/ICDSM
PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AT:
http://www.sloboda.org.yu/pomoc.htm%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0 OR
http://www.free-slobo.de/spenden.htm%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0 OR
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/3247
THE DECISIVE BATTLE FOR TRUTH NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW!
---
La Sezione Italiana dell'ICDSM ringrazia tutti quelli che hanno finora
contribuito alla campagna di finanziamento per la difesa di Milosevic.
La richiesta dell'ICDSM internazionale, tuttavia, e' che tali sforzi
vengano RADDOPPIATI nel prossimo futuro, poiche' le spese sono
ingenti.
Non esistono altre fonti di finanziamento: la situazione a Belgrado e'
irrespirabile, i lavoratori ... non lavorano, chi ha i soldi per
mangiare li tiene stretti e non rischia certo la galera in attivita'
politiche o di solidarieta' a favore di Milosevic, che viene
presentato
dai media laggiu' esattamente come da noi, cioe' come un dittatore
criminale e ferrovecchio. I nuovi ricchi votano i partiti
filo-occidentali e di destra e non appoggiano certo Milosevic. Per di
piu', alla campagna per Milosevic l'SPS e' sostanzialmente
ESTRANEO, poiche' la leadership parlamentare di quel partito ha
scelto una linea accomodante con Kostunica ed e' in rotta di
collisione con il gruppo organizzatosi attorno a SLOBODA
(sezione belgradese dell'ICDSM).
A tutti deve essere infine chiaro che non esiste alcun "tesoro
nascosto" di Milosevic e che il nostro impegno e' insostituibile ed
indispensabile.
Per contribuire dall'Italia:
Conto Corrente Postale numero 86557006
intestato ad Adolfo Amoroso, ROMA
causale: DIFESA MILOSEVIC
Per contatti:
ICDSM - Sezione Italiana
c/o GAMADI, Via L. Da Vinci 27
00043 Ciampino (Roma)
email: icdsm-italia@...
Data: Lun 1 Mar 2004 14:00:36 Europe/Rome
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Oggetto: [icdsm-italia] Velko Valkanov's texts
1. Velko Valkanov's Letter to UN Secretary General
2. Velko Valkanov's Speech at the ICDSM Press Conference (The Hague,
Feb. 17th, 2004)
3. A note on the fundraising campaign /
UNA NOTA SULLA CAMPAGNA DI FINANZIAMENTO
--- 1 ---
http://www.icdsm.org/more/velkoUN.htm
TO H. E. Mr. Kofi ANNAN,
UN Secretary General,
New York
Distinguished Mr. Secretary General,
I address to you as to one of the world personalities bearing
responsibility for actions committed on behalf of the Organization of
the United Nations.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia founded
by the Security Council works at The Hague. That Tribunal is
illegitimate, since the Security Council has no right to create
international judicial organs. But even more important is that the
practice of the Tribunal is also illegitimate. It acts in violation to
all generally accepted norms of the criminal judiciary.
For the third year already the process against the former Yugoslav
President Slobodan Milosevic goes on. The very fact that the
Prosecution for more than two years of its presentation could not prove
the guilt of the accused, Mr. Milosevic, clearly shows that such guilt
does not exist at all. The crimes for which Mr. Milosevic is accused
are such that there should not be any difficulty to prove them. It has
to be noted that Nuremberg Tribunal (1945-1946) in less than one year
succeeded to convict twenty-four prosecuted Nazis. On the other hand,
the Hague tribunal in the third year of the Prosecution case remains
unable to prove any guilt of Mr. Milosevic. It becomes apparent that a
completely innocent man is imprisoned at The Hague. It is necessary for
him to be immediately released. That would be not only an expression of
a real judiciary, but also an act of self-respect. A high morality
assumes ability to recognize committed mistakes.
In the Hague process there are serious violations of the rights of the
Defendant.
In the first place, the “equality of arms” principle is violated. The
Prosecution had more than four years for preparation and presentation
of evidence against Mr. Milosevic, and Mr. Milosevic himself is allowed
only three months for mounting his case. Without any ground in the last
three months Mr. Milosevic has been deprived of the contacts with his
friends and associates. He is deliberately isolated from the outside
world in order to produce psychological strain to his defense.
The signals about the worsened health situation of Mr. Milosevic are
being overlooked. There is a serious ground for a fear that Mr.
Milosevic would not survive until the close of this disgraceful
process. The question arises – isn’t that the true aim of those who
organized the persecution of the former President of Yugoslavia.
In any event, the presumption of innocence is severely violated. He is
treated as already convicted person, which explains the unjustified
restrictive regime applied against him.
Respectful Secretary General,
I wholeheartedly request you to use your powers to put an end to the
mutilation of the judiciary. Don’t let the crime against judiciary is
committed in the name of judiciary!
Yours truly,
Professor Velko Valkanov,
Co-chairman of the International Committee to defend Slobodan Milosevic,
Chairman of the Bulgarian Committee for Human Rights,
Honorary President of the Bulgarian Antifascist Alliance
--- 2 ---
http://www.icdsm.org/more/velkoHague.htm
Speech delivered by Professor Velko Valkanov, Founder and Co-Chairman
of ICDSM, Chairman of the Bulgarian Commission for Human Rights,
honorary Chairmen of the Bulgarian Antifascist Alliance, former member
of Parliament and Presidential Candidate, at the ICDSM Press Conference
at The Hague on February 17, 2004
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The so-called tribunal for the former Yugoslavia sits for almost three
years in the Milosevic process.
That tribunal is illegal. Illegal not just because it was created by a
body that lacks power to establish judicial bodies. It is illegal also
because its own work is illegal. The whole work of the tribunal
proceeds under constant violation of generally acknowledged rules for
criminal trials.
Most of all it is violating the principle of equality of both parties
in a criminal trial. The prosecution-power with its huge apparatus-got
more than two years to collect and present evidence. The accused
Milosevic got three months for the same task.. And one cannot forget
that he is defending himself in person.
The tribunal uses every occasion to confine the rights of the accused
Milosevic. The tribunal used the elections in Serbia as occasion to
restrict Milosevic’s rights to communicate with the outside world. That
is very base. Those measures are aimed to make Mr. Milosevic feel
isolated and forgotten, aimed to weaken his defense psychological. By
that, the tribunal turned into a direct participant in the Serbian
elections und proved that it is more concerned about the outcome of the
elections than about the legal development of the criminal trial
against Milosevic. In criminal trials the search for the truth is
paramount. All other circumstances cannot be relevant. Legally, they
are absolutely irrelevant. The decision of the tribunal to abandon all
communications of Mr. Milosevic serves as evidence of the thesis that
the tribunal is not led by the inner-rules of criminal procedures but
dominated by external circumstances that are totally extraneous to the
criminal process. We have all reason to claim that the tribunal is not
a court but an instrument of dark political forces, a instrument of
political revenge.
We can also state that the tribunal constantly violates the
presumption of innocence of the accused. It considers Mr. Milosevic as
sentenced. It may be worth to think about the fact that last year, an
amicus of the tribunal, Mr. Michail Wladimiroff, stated publicly that
Mr. Milosevic will be found guilty in any case.
The tribunal acts irresponsible in the matter of Mr. Milosevic’s
health. It ignores all signals showing that the health of the accused
is extremely weak. One can ask whether Mr. Milosevic will survive the
trial. One can also ask whether that might be the aim of the tribunal.
The process against Mr. Milosevic is going on for more than two years.
That extensive time was not enough for the big apparatus of Carla del
Ponte to prove the guilt of Mr. Milosevic. That is really strange.
Please, listen to what I say: The Nurenberg tribunal was able to prove
the guilt of 24 Nazis in less than one year. But the Hague tribunal
cannot prove the guilt of just one person in its third year. The
presentation of the prosecution’s evidence has gone well beyond any
reasonable period of time and yet the evidence is no more compelling
today than it was on the first day of the trial. What does it mean, the
obvious impotence of the prosecution-power? It can only mean one thing:
that they do not obtain real evidence of the guilt of Mr. Milosevic.
Can there be evidence for a guilt, if the guilt itself does not exist?
So we come to the conclusion that that there is an innocent person in
the Hague detention. That is not only a crime against justice but also
a sin against human kind. It is a duty to fight for this persons
freedom. It is a duty of conscience. We have no other choice.
Thank you for your attention.
--- 3 ---
PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC IS ILL!
IN SPITE OF THAT, THE NATO TRIBUNAL EXPECTS HIM TO PREPARE HIS CASE IN
THREE MONTHS AND TO START THE PRESENTATION ON 8 JUNE 2004.
IN SPITE OF HIS ILLNESS, PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC IS DETERMINED TO PREPARE
AND PRESENT THE WHOLE HISTORICAL TRUTH ABOUT THE SERBIAN PEOPLE AND TO
ACCUSE THE REAL CRIMINALS, RESPONSIBLE FOR AGGRESSION, BREAK-UP OF
YUGOSLAVIA, DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.
OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON THAT!
SMALL TEAM OF HIS LEGAL ASSOCIATES HAS TO HAVE CONDITIONS TO WORK AT
THE HAGUE.
PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC EXPRESSED THE WISH TO APPOINT THE ICDSM ATTORNEY,
Ms. TIPHAINE DICKSON FROM MONTRÉAL, AS HIS FOURTH LEGAL ASSOCIATE.
THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE IS YOUR DONATION TO SLOBODA/ICDSM
PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS AT:
http://www.sloboda.org.yu/pomoc.htm%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0 OR
http://www.free-slobo.de/spenden.htm%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0 OR
http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/crj-mailinglist/message/3247
THE DECISIVE BATTLE FOR TRUTH NEEDS YOUR HELP NOW!
---
La Sezione Italiana dell'ICDSM ringrazia tutti quelli che hanno finora
contribuito alla campagna di finanziamento per la difesa di Milosevic.
La richiesta dell'ICDSM internazionale, tuttavia, e' che tali sforzi
vengano RADDOPPIATI nel prossimo futuro, poiche' le spese sono
ingenti.
Non esistono altre fonti di finanziamento: la situazione a Belgrado e'
irrespirabile, i lavoratori ... non lavorano, chi ha i soldi per
mangiare li tiene stretti e non rischia certo la galera in attivita'
politiche o di solidarieta' a favore di Milosevic, che viene
presentato
dai media laggiu' esattamente come da noi, cioe' come un dittatore
criminale e ferrovecchio. I nuovi ricchi votano i partiti
filo-occidentali e di destra e non appoggiano certo Milosevic. Per di
piu', alla campagna per Milosevic l'SPS e' sostanzialmente
ESTRANEO, poiche' la leadership parlamentare di quel partito ha
scelto una linea accomodante con Kostunica ed e' in rotta di
collisione con il gruppo organizzatosi attorno a SLOBODA
(sezione belgradese dell'ICDSM).
A tutti deve essere infine chiaro che non esiste alcun "tesoro
nascosto" di Milosevic e che il nostro impegno e' insostituibile ed
indispensabile.
Per contribuire dall'Italia:
Conto Corrente Postale numero 86557006
intestato ad Adolfo Amoroso, ROMA
causale: DIFESA MILOSEVIC
Per contatti:
ICDSM - Sezione Italiana
c/o GAMADI, Via L. Da Vinci 27
00043 Ciampino (Roma)
email: icdsm-italia@...