YU MEDIA CENTER BELGRADE

YU MEDIA CENTER BELGRADE
Announcement from SLOBODA/Freedom Association - April 8, 2003

Utorak, 8. april, 13.00 Konferencija za novinare Udruzenja “Sloboda” jugoslovenskog komiteta za odbranu Slobodana Milosevica Prof. dr Mirko Zurovac, profesor Filozofskog fakulteta u Beogradu, Dr Branko Rakic, docent Pravnog fakulteta u Beogradu, Mr Vladimir Krsljanin, ambasador i Momo Raicevic, advokat, govorice o Hagu i sudbini Srbije.

Prenos uzivo: srpski,
Prenos Konferencija

Tuesday, April 8, 1:00 p.m. Press conference by the “Sloboda” Association of the Yugoslav Committee for the Defense of Slobodan Milosevic Prof. Dr. Mirko Zurovac, professor at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, Dr. Branko Rakic, assistant professor at the Faculty of Law in Belgrade, Vladimir Krsljanin, M.A., ambassador and Momo Raicevic, lawyer, to speak about The Hague and the destiny of Serbia.

Live broadcast: in Serbian language,
Broadcast

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What follows is the write-up from the Belgrade Media Center regarding the press conference. Please note that what follows was not written by SLOBODA, and so this website (www.slobodan-milosevic.org) can not guarantee that the Media Center's write-up presents a full and accurate picture of the remarks made at the press conference.

Konferencija za novinare Udruzenja "Sloboda" jugoslovenskog komiteta za odbranu Slobodana Milosevica . Prof. dr Mirko Zurovac, profesor Filozofskog fakulteta u Beogradu, Dr Branko Rakic, docent Pravnog fakulteta u Beogradu, Mr Vladimir Krsljanin, ambasador i Momo Raicevic, advokat, o Hagu i sudbini Srbije.
ZLOUPOTREBA VANREDNOG STANJA

" Haski sud je politicka tvorevina koja nema nikakve veze s pravom i pravdom, a jedina svrha mu je da Srbi budu optuzeni za sve zlocine koji su se dogodili tokom proteklog rata" rekao je prof. dr Mirko Zurovac, dodavsi da nelegalni Tribunal dobija legitimnost saradnjom trenutne vlasti u Srbiji koja je protivustavno isporucila svoje gradjane Hagu. Zurovac se osvrnuo i na uvodjenje vanrednog stanja u zemlji, rekavsi da je vlast iskoristila ubistvo premijera Zorana Djindjica za obracun sa svojim politickim neistomisljenicima.

Dr Branko Rakic je dodao da je predsednik udruzenja "Sloboda" Bjelica uhapsen i da je njegovim advokatima onemogucen bilo kakav kontakt sa njim, tako da i ne znaju razloge za njegovo hapsenje. Rakic je istakao da prilikom saradnje sa Tribunalom Srbija mora da zastiti svoje gradjane.

Momo Raicevic je naglasio da je vanrednim stanjem zabranjeno bilo kakvo komentarisanje odluka drzavnih organa, sto je u suprotnosti sa Ustavom Srbije. U zatvoru se nalazi i Uros Suvakovic ali, i pored vise dopisa, od predstavnika MUP-a nije dobijeno nikakvo obavestenje o razlozima hapsenja, a svaki kontakt sa uhapsenim je onemogucen.

Press conference by the "Sloboda" Association of the Yugoslav Committee for the Defense of Slobodan Milosevic. Prof. Dr. Mirko Zurovac, professor at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, Dr. Branko Rakic, assistant professor at the Faculty of Law in Belgrade, Vladimir Krsljanin, M.A., ambassador and Momo Raicevic, lawyer, about The Hague and the destiny of Serbia
STATE OF EMERGENCY ABUSED

"The Hague Tribunal is a political institution which has nothing to do with law and justice, and its only purpose is to accuse the Serbs of all crimes committed during the past war," said professor Dr. Mirko Zurovac, adding that the illegal Tribunal is given legitimacy by the cooperation of the current authorities in Serbia who extradited their citizens to The Hague in contravention of the constitution. Zurovac also referred to the proclamation of the state of emergency in the country, saying that the authorities used the assassination of Prime Minister Djindjic for a showdown with political dissenters.

Dr Branko Rakic added that the president of Sloboda Association Bjelica had been arrested and that his lawyers were prevented from contacting him, so that the reasons for the arrest were unknown. Rakic pointed out that Serbia should protect its citizens while cooperating with The Hague Tribunal.

Momo Raicevic emphasized that the state of emergency prohibited any comments on the decisions of the state bodies, which was contrary to the Serbian constitution. Uros Suvakovic was also imprisoned, but despite several inquiries, the representatives of the police failed to give an explanation of the reasons for his arrest and, moreover, no contacts with the arrested were possible.