Milosevic

The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today announced an inquiry into the circumstances of the death Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic – the most notorious suspect to be indicted for crimes committed during the wars that engulfed the Balkans in the 1990s – who passed away in detention on Saturday.

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic - the most notorious suspect to be indicted for crimes committed during the wars that engulfed the Balkans in the 1990s - died in detention on Saturday from a myocardial infarction, the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced today.

Prosecutors at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today opened the trial of Slobodan Milosevic for crimes allegedly committed in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Slobodan Milosevic, on trial at the United Nations war crimes tribunal for genocide and other charges, is at severe risk from heart problems and should reduce his workload, according to a medical report on the former Yugoslav President requested by the court.

As the genocide trial of Slobodan Milosevic remains delayed by his recent illness, judges at the United Nations war crimes tribunal today ordered the former Yugoslav President to undergo a medical examination.

The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has issued an order to prevent violations of protective measures for witnesses after a Belgrade newspaper disclosed the identity of a confidential informant last month.

As the war crimes trial of Slobodan Milosevic entered its second day on Wednesday, United Nations prosecutors wrapped up their opening arguments by showing video clips and laying out the framework of their case against the former Yugoslav President.

The prosecutor for a United Nations tribunal today accused Slobodan Milosevic of “medieval savagery” as the trial of the former Yugoslav President – the first head of State to be tried for war crimes committed while in office – got under way Tuesday in The Hague.

The trial of Slobodan Milosevic for alleged war crimes committed during the 1990s in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo is set to begin tomorrow in The Hague at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia today decided that one trial would be held for alleged crimes committed by Slobodan Milosevic in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo.