Milosevic
trial suspended again on health grounds
Agence France Presse - September 18, 2003
THE HAGUE - The UN war crimes court in The Hague has cancelled hearings
scheduled for Friday and Monday in the trial of Slobodan Milosevic due to the
former Yugoslav president's ill health, the court said on Thursday.
The former head of state, 62, suffers from high blood pressure and is thought to
have a high risk of heart problems.
His trial for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes has often been
halted on health grounds since it began on February 12 last year.
Milosevic is on trial for his role in the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo
that broke up the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
The prosecution is due to finish presenting its case against Milosevic by the
end of the year.
Milosevic has been given three months to prepare his defence case, which he will
begin presenting to the court in the spring of next year. The trial is expected
to last at least until 2005.
September 18, 2003 Thursday 3:23 PM
Eastern Time
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