2 minutes ago23 years from Slobodan Milosevic's extradition to The Hague
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)Former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, who is also known as the Balkan butcher, was extradited to The Hague on 28 June 2001 after the war crimes indictment in Kosovo became public on May 27, 1999. Milosevic was later charged with crimes even in Croatia and genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was extradited with [...]
He was extradited at the Serbian government's order. Milosevic was arrested in Belgrade on April 1, 2001, after being responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people.
The trial against Milosevic at The Hague began on 12 February 2002. Extracting evidence of crimes in Kosovo and Croatia and genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina lasted until 25 February 2004. His defence began in late August of that year.
The trial process against Milosevic was interrupted dozens of times due to cardiac problems he had and high blood pressure.
On February 22nd, Milosevic said he was unable to continue questioning witnesses, while on February 24th his request for recovery is rejected in Russia.
