The Hague "Tribunal" very much involved in the Serbian elections
1. [icdsm-italia] ICDSM Vice-Chairman: US/ICTY murder of democracy
2. [icdsm-italia] Sloboda Press Release, 24 December 2003
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NOTA:
Un interessante documentario televisivo olandese, in due parti, sul
processo-farsa dell'Aia si puo' vedere in internet alla URL:
http://info.vpro.nl/info/tegenlicht/index.shtml?7738514+7738518+8048024
Dutch TV documentary on the Hague process, in two parts:
http://info.vpro.nl/info/tegenlicht/index.shtml?7738514+7738518+8048024
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CHRISTOPHER C. BLACK
Barrister-at-Law
Mr. Hans
Holthuis,
Registrar,
ICTY,
Churchillplein 1,
2517 JW, The Hague,
P.O. Box 13888,
501 EW, The Hague,
Netherlands
Re The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milosevic and Vojislav Seselj
December 12, 2003
Dear Sir;
The decision of the Deputy Registrar made the 11th of December, banning
all but restricted contact between President Slobodan Milosevic and
Vojislav Seselj and the outside world has unveiled before the whole
world the political character and objectives of this tribunal. The
decision is a blatant interference in the elections in Serbia by the
United States and its satellites, including this tribunal. It is
nothing less than an attempt to sabotage those elections, to impose the
will of the United States on the people of Serbia, to deny the people
of Serbia the right to decide their own fate, their right to
self-determination. It is a complete denial of the civil and political
rights of Slobodan Milosevic, and in reality, all of us.
The “legal” rational offered for this murder of democracy would be
laughable if it were not so tragic and dangerous to the world
community. You state that Resolution 827 of May 25, 1993 of the
Security Council was enacted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. It
was not. The Security Council has no authority under that or any other
Chapter of the UN Charter to create this tribunal. The tribunal exists
in fact. But it has no legal existence and it has no legal
jurisdiction. Those subject to its control are not prisoners of a
judicial system. They are political hostages, held by force of arms and
subject to forced political show trials.
This reality was established by the issuing of the indictment against
President Milosevic during the illegal aggression against Yugoslavia by
NATO forces in May 1999 in order to justify that war crime to the
peoples of the NATO countries. It was confirmed when the Prosecutors,
Louise Arbour, and her successor, Carla Del Ponte, also decided not to
prosecute “persons responsible for serious violations of international
humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia”
as they were required to do by the “Statute” of the tribunal. They
refused to prosecute NATO leaders, officers and officials, including
General Wesley Clark, despite the overwhelming evidence in their hands
that those leaders, officers and officials had committed such crimes on
a mass scale.
So, you could not have been considering Resolution 827 when you made
your decision.
You state that you considered the “Rules of Detention”. Yet those Rules
themselves are without legal effect and in any event are subject to
change at the whim of the tribunal. Your expressed claim to have
considered the detainee’s “individual” rights is puzzling because from
the beginning of their imprisonment their rights, as expressed in
several international conventions, have been consistently violated.
Despite the fact they are presumed to be innocent they are treated as
condemned. Despite the fact they are citizens of Serbia with full civil
and political rights they are treated as if they were in exile.
The ban is a complete denial of the presumption of innocence, a
complete denial of the right to a fair trial, and is a complete
negation of the purported reason for creating this tribunal in the
first place; to contribute to the restoration and maintenance of peace
in the former Yugoslavia. But, of course the real mandate of the
tribunal was and is not the restoration of peace, but the elimination
of democracy and so it has proved. It is for this reason and this
reason only that this ban on communication has been ordered. The
tribunal’s true mandate is to discredit the Socialist and Radical
parties in Serbia and their leaders.
However, you are mistaken in your estimation of these prisoners and the
people of Serbia if you believe this will succeed. The people of Serbia
and the world recognize this ban for what it is; an egregious and open
interference with the expression of their popular will. They will react
and there will be more support for those who believe in a sovereign and
progressive Serbia.
In the result, The International Committee For The Defence of Slobodan
Milosevic demands the immediate restoration of communication between
Slobodan Milosevic and Vojisalv Seselj and the outside world including
the right to communicate with the press failing which we will consider
appropriate legal action.
Regards,
Christopher Black,
Vice-Chairman of the ICDSM
Chairman, Legal Committee of the ICDSM
Cc:President of the Tribunal, Judge T. Meron
Carla del Ponte
---
SLOBODA urgently needs your donation.
Please find the detailed instructions at:
http://www.sloboda.org.yu/pomoc.htm
To join or help this struggle, visit:
http://www.sloboda.org.yu/ (Sloboda/Freedom association)
http://www.icdsm.org/ (the international committee to defend Slobodan
Milosevic)
http://www.free-slobo.de/ (German section of ICDSM)
http://www.icdsm-us.org/ (US section of ICDSM)
http://www.icdsmireland.org/ (ICDSM Ireland)
http://www.wpc-in.org/ (world peace council)
http://www.geocities.com/b_antinato/ (Balkan antiNATO center)
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Oggetto: [icdsm-italia] Sloboda Press Release, 24 December 2003
m o s t u r g e n t
THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL BANS THE VISIT OF THE 5-YEARS OLD GRANDSON MARKO TO
PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC DUE TO THE ELECTIONS IN SERBIA!
Sloboda Press Release, 24 December 2003
The Hague Tribunal has banned today the visit of the grandson Marko and
daughter-in-law Milica to President Slobodan Milosevic. The visit had to
take place on Saturday, December 27 and had been already officially
approved.
The Tribunal decided that a new date for the visit can be only after the
elections in Serbia.
Is 5-years old Marko a political factor in the Serbian elections or the
employees of the Tribunal appeared in so big panic to start to loose
common
sense and last human considerations?
And finally, is the Hague Tribunal a participant in the 28 December
Serbian
elections?
The last examples of the open and blatant violation of human rights and
justice committed by the Tribunal show not only that the Tribunal
participates in the political life and in the elections in Serbia, but
also
that the tribunal will be the biggest looser in these elections. Since
in
2003 Serbian elections the winner will be the truth.
The victory of the truth means end of the tribunal and freedom for
Serbia.
---------
www.b92.net
Beta News Agency, Belgrade
December 24, 2003
Milosevic refused family visit, say supporters | 16:01 | Beta
BELGRADE -- Wednesday - The UN tribunal in The Hague has refused
permission for Slobodan Milosevic's daughter-in-law and grandson to
visit the former Yugoslav president, an association campaigning for
Milosevic's release claimed today.
A statement from the association "Sloboda" (Freedom) claimed the
tribunal had decided to postpone the visit scheduled for Saturday until
after Serbian parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Milosevic is running for parliament in Serbia as part of the Socialist
Party of Serbia election ticket.
==========================
ICDSM - Sezione Italiana
c/o GAMADI, Via L. Da Vinci 27
00043 Ciampino (Roma)
email: icdsm-italia@...
Conto Corrente Postale numero 86557006
intestato ad Adolfo Amoroso, ROMA
causale: DIFESA MILOSEVIC
1. [icdsm-italia] ICDSM Vice-Chairman: US/ICTY murder of democracy
2. [icdsm-italia] Sloboda Press Release, 24 December 2003
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Oggetto: [icdsm-italia] ICDSM Vice-Chairman: US/ICTY murder of democracy
NOTA:
Un interessante documentario televisivo olandese, in due parti, sul
processo-farsa dell'Aia si puo' vedere in internet alla URL:
http://info.vpro.nl/info/tegenlicht/index.shtml?7738514+7738518+8048024
Dutch TV documentary on the Hague process, in two parts:
http://info.vpro.nl/info/tegenlicht/index.shtml?7738514+7738518+8048024
----------
CHRISTOPHER C. BLACK
Barrister-at-Law
Mr. Hans
Holthuis,
Registrar,
ICTY,
Churchillplein 1,
2517 JW, The Hague,
P.O. Box 13888,
501 EW, The Hague,
Netherlands
Re The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milosevic and Vojislav Seselj
December 12, 2003
Dear Sir;
The decision of the Deputy Registrar made the 11th of December, banning
all but restricted contact between President Slobodan Milosevic and
Vojislav Seselj and the outside world has unveiled before the whole
world the political character and objectives of this tribunal. The
decision is a blatant interference in the elections in Serbia by the
United States and its satellites, including this tribunal. It is
nothing less than an attempt to sabotage those elections, to impose the
will of the United States on the people of Serbia, to deny the people
of Serbia the right to decide their own fate, their right to
self-determination. It is a complete denial of the civil and political
rights of Slobodan Milosevic, and in reality, all of us.
The “legal” rational offered for this murder of democracy would be
laughable if it were not so tragic and dangerous to the world
community. You state that Resolution 827 of May 25, 1993 of the
Security Council was enacted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. It
was not. The Security Council has no authority under that or any other
Chapter of the UN Charter to create this tribunal. The tribunal exists
in fact. But it has no legal existence and it has no legal
jurisdiction. Those subject to its control are not prisoners of a
judicial system. They are political hostages, held by force of arms and
subject to forced political show trials.
This reality was established by the issuing of the indictment against
President Milosevic during the illegal aggression against Yugoslavia by
NATO forces in May 1999 in order to justify that war crime to the
peoples of the NATO countries. It was confirmed when the Prosecutors,
Louise Arbour, and her successor, Carla Del Ponte, also decided not to
prosecute “persons responsible for serious violations of international
humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia”
as they were required to do by the “Statute” of the tribunal. They
refused to prosecute NATO leaders, officers and officials, including
General Wesley Clark, despite the overwhelming evidence in their hands
that those leaders, officers and officials had committed such crimes on
a mass scale.
So, you could not have been considering Resolution 827 when you made
your decision.
You state that you considered the “Rules of Detention”. Yet those Rules
themselves are without legal effect and in any event are subject to
change at the whim of the tribunal. Your expressed claim to have
considered the detainee’s “individual” rights is puzzling because from
the beginning of their imprisonment their rights, as expressed in
several international conventions, have been consistently violated.
Despite the fact they are presumed to be innocent they are treated as
condemned. Despite the fact they are citizens of Serbia with full civil
and political rights they are treated as if they were in exile.
The ban is a complete denial of the presumption of innocence, a
complete denial of the right to a fair trial, and is a complete
negation of the purported reason for creating this tribunal in the
first place; to contribute to the restoration and maintenance of peace
in the former Yugoslavia. But, of course the real mandate of the
tribunal was and is not the restoration of peace, but the elimination
of democracy and so it has proved. It is for this reason and this
reason only that this ban on communication has been ordered. The
tribunal’s true mandate is to discredit the Socialist and Radical
parties in Serbia and their leaders.
However, you are mistaken in your estimation of these prisoners and the
people of Serbia if you believe this will succeed. The people of Serbia
and the world recognize this ban for what it is; an egregious and open
interference with the expression of their popular will. They will react
and there will be more support for those who believe in a sovereign and
progressive Serbia.
In the result, The International Committee For The Defence of Slobodan
Milosevic demands the immediate restoration of communication between
Slobodan Milosevic and Vojisalv Seselj and the outside world including
the right to communicate with the press failing which we will consider
appropriate legal action.
Regards,
Christopher Black,
Vice-Chairman of the ICDSM
Chairman, Legal Committee of the ICDSM
Cc:President of the Tribunal, Judge T. Meron
Carla del Ponte
---
SLOBODA urgently needs your donation.
Please find the detailed instructions at:
http://www.sloboda.org.yu/pomoc.htm
To join or help this struggle, visit:
http://www.sloboda.org.yu/ (Sloboda/Freedom association)
http://www.icdsm.org/ (the international committee to defend Slobodan
Milosevic)
http://www.free-slobo.de/ (German section of ICDSM)
http://www.icdsm-us.org/ (US section of ICDSM)
http://www.icdsmireland.org/ (ICDSM Ireland)
http://www.wpc-in.org/ (world peace council)
http://www.geocities.com/b_antinato/ (Balkan antiNATO center)
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Data: Gio 25 Dic 2003 17:44:11 Europe/Rome
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Oggetto: [icdsm-italia] Sloboda Press Release, 24 December 2003
m o s t u r g e n t
THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL BANS THE VISIT OF THE 5-YEARS OLD GRANDSON MARKO TO
PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC DUE TO THE ELECTIONS IN SERBIA!
Sloboda Press Release, 24 December 2003
The Hague Tribunal has banned today the visit of the grandson Marko and
daughter-in-law Milica to President Slobodan Milosevic. The visit had to
take place on Saturday, December 27 and had been already officially
approved.
The Tribunal decided that a new date for the visit can be only after the
elections in Serbia.
Is 5-years old Marko a political factor in the Serbian elections or the
employees of the Tribunal appeared in so big panic to start to loose
common
sense and last human considerations?
And finally, is the Hague Tribunal a participant in the 28 December
Serbian
elections?
The last examples of the open and blatant violation of human rights and
justice committed by the Tribunal show not only that the Tribunal
participates in the political life and in the elections in Serbia, but
also
that the tribunal will be the biggest looser in these elections. Since
in
2003 Serbian elections the winner will be the truth.
The victory of the truth means end of the tribunal and freedom for
Serbia.
---------
www.b92.net
Beta News Agency, Belgrade
December 24, 2003
Milosevic refused family visit, say supporters | 16:01 | Beta
BELGRADE -- Wednesday - The UN tribunal in The Hague has refused
permission for Slobodan Milosevic's daughter-in-law and grandson to
visit the former Yugoslav president, an association campaigning for
Milosevic's release claimed today.
A statement from the association "Sloboda" (Freedom) claimed the
tribunal had decided to postpone the visit scheduled for Saturday until
after Serbian parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Milosevic is running for parliament in Serbia as part of the Socialist
Party of Serbia election ticket.
==========================
ICDSM - Sezione Italiana
c/o GAMADI, Via L. Da Vinci 27
00043 Ciampino (Roma)
email: icdsm-italia@...
Conto Corrente Postale numero 86557006
intestato ad Adolfo Amoroso, ROMA
causale: DIFESA MILOSEVIC