PUBLIC ACCUSATIONS; SECRET “TRIAL”
www.slobodan-milosevic.org – December 4, 2003

The so-called “trial” of Slobodan Milosevic was held in secret today. A secret witness testified about God only knows what. None of the testimony was public it’s all a big secret.

The so-called “tribunal” dealt with some administrative matters and then it announced that it would go into a so-called “private session” for the rest of the day. 

President Milosevic strongly objected to the “private session.” President Milosevic has nothing to hide, because he is totally innocent, and therefore he considers that his so-called “trial” should be held out in the open for the whole world to see. 

One wonders how come the tribunal is so anxious to hide its brand of so-called “justice” from the world. What are they ashamed of? Why can’t the public see all of this “damning evidence” that they supposedly have against President Milosevic? I know that justice is supposed to be blind, but at the Hague Tribunal she is being bound and gagged. 

Secret witnesses, private sessions, limited cross-examination for some witnesses, and no cross-examination of others, testimony written by the prosecutor on behalf of the witness admitted as evidence under Rule 89(F), and rumors and hearsay treated as evidence. These are only some of the things that go on at that so-called “tribunal.” 

Then we have the special treatment for the perfumed prince, Wesley Clark. He gets to know the questions ahead of time. He gets to have two U.S. Government lawyers with him on the witness stand. Of course he will testify in private session, God forbid that the public should be able to see what he said before the U.S. Government redacts the transcript of his testimony.  

The secrecy of this so-called “trial” is obscene. When President Milosevic objected to the so-called “private session” today, the so-called “judge” May responded that there would be no debate. The so-called “evidence” would be heard in secret, and that was that, and with his decree the broadcast was terminated and the public was locked out.

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