[Nettime-bold] Re: Zoran Lilic: "Cannot testify"

["Ivo Skoric" <ivo@reporters.net>]

Ok. This is going to be a recurring b.s. we are hearing from the 
Milosevic's inner circle, obviously. What are they going to The 
Hague for? To do some shopping? To see whether they can find a 
lawyer that is willing to give them some dough? Serbia needs to 
pass a law outlawing Milosevic's state a.s.a.p. Kind of like new 
democratic Germany was not viewed as a continuation of Nazi 
Germany, and secrets from Nazi Germany were not protected as 
'state secrets' in the new democratic Germany, Serbia needs to 
draw a line, because she will not be able to re-join the democratic 
community of the nations if it continues to view itself as a 
continuation of a regime that is perceived by their neighbors as 
criminal.
ivo

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From:           	Thomas Keenan <keenan@BARD.EDU>
Subject:        	Zoran Lilic: "Cannot testify"
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 15:17:11 +0200
From: Frank Tiggelaar <frankti@xs4all.nl>
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Amsterdam, July 22nd, 2002 - DN list

Another setback for the prosecution in the Milosevic/Kosova case: Zoran
Lilic, Yugoslavia's president from 1993 to 1997, cannot testify in the
Milosevic case before the ICTY, he told the judges. He fears prosecution
in Yugoslavia when disclosing state secrets.

Lilic claims that Vojislav Kostunica (in his capacity of Chairman of the
Supreme Defence Council) must grant permission for him to testify in
court first. Lilic says he has not yet obtained such permission.  Later
this week the court will further discuss this matter in closed session.
During this session "another party" will also be heard. Because the
hearing will also deal with "the dignity of the State" it seems likely
that the "[an]other party" are representatives of Kostunica.

Frank


Based on Teletekst/ANP/Volkskrant

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