SYNOPSIS OF THE MILOSEVIC TRIAL JUNE 12 - 16
www.slobodan-milosevic.org - June 16, 2003

Written by: Andy Wilcoxson

The prosecution called Osman Selak. Selak tried to say that the VJ (FRY Army) was in direct command over the VRS (Army of Republika Srpska).

During cross-examination, President Milosevic asked Mr. Selak if he could cite any order that the VJ ever issued to the VRS. Selak couldn't produce any orders or examples or anything like that, but he did have a diagram that he drew where he drew a line between a box marked "VJ" and another box marked "VRS." I guess that this line drawn between the 2 boxes is what passes for "evidence" at the Hague Tribunal.

To top off the absurdity of this whole thing, Mr. Selak hates Serbs. Mr. Kay was talking about the history of the JNA, and he mentioned the Second World War. Mr. Selak couldn't restrain himself he had to take a shot at the Serbs and so he lied and said that the Chetniks supported the Nazis.

Serb Chetniks saved the lives of more than 500 U.S. Airmen during the 2nd world war. Those Americans were saved from the Nazis by the Chetniks. Draza Mihailovich is a hero in the fight against fascism and this witness tried to call those honorable men Nazis! As an American I am deeply offended by that remark.

The prosecutor must be scraping the bottom of the barrel, because after calling the racist Selak to testify, they resorted to calling Dr. Budimir Babovic, a political scientist from Montenegro, to testify about the Serbian police.

This guy's claim to fame was that he wrote a book, which was paid for by the Soros Foundation. In the book he talks about how Milosevic "abused the police." He gets all of his information in his book from "the international and domestic media" and through his own "personal analysis of the laws and constitution of Serbia," even though he isn't a lawyer or anything like that. He's just, as Mr. Kwon put it, "a layman."

Dr. Babovic had no direct knowledge of anything. The only thing that the so-called "expert witness" managed to prove was his own ignorance of the Serbian Constitution and the Serbian penal code. President Milosevic would ask the so-called "expert" questions about the law and this dummy didn't have a clue what he was talking about. If it wasn't so funny to watch it would be sad.

Following Babovic was "B-1047." Allegedly, Arkan's men unsuccessfully tried to execute "B-1047."

After the alleged attempted execution, "B-1047" made his way to a VRS base and the VRS arranged for him to be transported to a hospital in Banja Luka for medical treatment. It is important to note that Banja Luka was always held by the Serbs.

"B-1047" is an invalid because of his wounds, and he tells a very harrowing story, but he has nothing to do with Milosevic. I would really like to see the prosecution explain why he should be brought in to testify against Milosevic.

What does "B-1047's" plight prove against Milosevic? They aren't saying that Milosevic ordered that "B-1047" should be shot, and so I really don't see what the point here is.

This isn't unique. Witnesses who aren't relevant to anything Milosevic is accused of testify against him all the time. All I can see is that the prosecution is wasting time.

The prosecution doesn't need extra time for presenting their case. They don't have a case. The more they try to prove their false indictment the dumber it makes them look.

Anyway, tomorrow should be interesting. The Former Yugoslav President, Zoran Lilic will be testifying.


ORDER OF WITNESSES

1. Former JNA colonel / Logistics Base Commander, Osman Selak

2. Political scientist from Montenegro, Dr. Budimir Babovic

3. A secret witness testifying under the pseudonym of "B-1047"

All witnesses were examined by the Prosecution, cross-examined by President Milosevic, cross-examined by  the Amicus Curiae, and finally re-examined by the Prosecution.