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Milosevic Given Wrong Medicine

By: Cees Banning and Petra de Koning English Translation provided by "R.M" of Amsterdam

The Hague - November 23 (NRC Handelsblad) In the Scheveningen prison Slobodan Milosevic was given the wrong medicine, causing his blood pressure to rise very quickly. This was why at the beginning of this month the trial against the former president of Yugoslavia was suspended. Sources within the tribunal have confirmed this. However a spokesman for the Tribunal denies that mistakes were made. He refuses to discuss the issue further on grounds that "This is about the privacy of the defendant."

This was the fifth time the trial had to be suspended because of Milosevic's ill-health. As a result Judge Richard May of the ICTY has ordered two new medical examinations. Last Monday Milosevic was examined by cardiologist, P. Dijkman and by P. Falke, the doctor of the Scheveningen prison. In addition the judges want a psychiatric report to be produced within a week. 61 year old Milosevic, who is defending himself, suffers from heart troubles and exhaustion. In a previous report Falke observed a 'mental overload' in Milosevic.

Because of his bad health the trial has been seriously delayed. On the basis of the new reports Judge May will decide about the further proceedings of the trial. The tribunal could decide to assign a lawyer to Milosevic. Until now Milosevic has strongly resisted this. The trial was resumed this week.

The 'amicus curiae' Steven Kay and Branislav Tapuskovic have asked to suspend the trial for one year. During this time Milosevic could improve his health, say the 'friends of the court', who have been assigned to ensure a fair trial. Prosecutor Carla del Ponte was furious when she heard about this. According to her Milosevic receives all the medical care he needs in the Scheveningen prison.

The International Committee to Defend Slobodan Milosevic (ICDSM) has sent a letter to the ICTY this week, in which the committee demands an independent medical examination. The former president should be examined by the medical specialists of the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade, who have taken care of his health for years.

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Original In Dutch:

Milosevic kreeg verkeerd medicijn Door onze redacteuren Cees Banning en Petra de Koning

DEN HAAG, 23 NOV. (NRC Handelsblad) Slobodan Milosevic heeft in de gevangenis van Scheveningen verkeerde medicijnen gekregen waardoor zijn bloeddruk plotseling sterk was gestegen. Dat was de reden waarom het proces tegen de ex- president van Joegoslavië begin deze maand werd geschorst. Dat bevestigen bronnen in het tribunaal. Een woordvoerder van het tribunaal ontkent dat er fouten zijn gemaakt. Hij wil verder niet inhoudelijk reageren. ,,Het gaat om de privacy van de verdachte.''

Het was de vijfde keer dat het proces moest worden geschorst wegens ziekte van Milosevic. Rechter Richard May van het Joegoslavië-tribunaal gelastte naar aanleiding daarvan twee nieuwe medische onderzoeken. Afgelopen maandag is Milosevic onderzocht door de cardioloog P. Dijkman en door P. Falke, de huisarts van de gevangenis in Scheveningen. Daarnaast willen de rechters dat er binnen een week een psychiatrisch rapport wordt opgesteld. De 61-jarige Milosevic, die zijn eigen verdediging voert, kampt met hartproblemen en hij heeft last van uitputtingsverschijnselen. In een eerdere rapportage constateerde Falke een ,,mentale overbelasting'' bij Milosevic.

Door zijn slechte gezondheid loopt het proces ernstige vertraging op. Op basis van de nieuwe rapportages wil rechter Richard May een besluit nemen over de verdere voortgang van het proces. Het tribunaal zou kunnen besluiten om Milosevic een advocaat toe te wijzen. Tot nu toe heeft Milosevic zich daar fel tegen verzet. Het proces is deze week weer hervat.

De 'amici curiae' Steven Kay en Branislav Tapuskovic hebben gepleit voor het opschorten van het proces met een jaar. In die periode zou Milosevic kunnen aansterken, aldus de 'vrienden van het hof' - die moeten toezien op een eerlijk verloop van het proces. Hoofdaanklager Carla Del Ponte werd woedend toen ze hiervan hoorde. In de gevangenis van Scheveningen krijgt Milosevic volgens haar alle medische zorg die hij nodig heeft.

Het Internationaal Comité voor de verdediging van Slobodan Milo en caron;­sevic (ICDSM) heeft deze week een brief naar het Joegoslavië-tribunaal gestuurd, waarin het comité aandringt op een onafhankelijk medisch onderzoek. De ex- president zou onderzocht moeten worden door specialisten van de militaire medische academie in Belgrado, die jarenlang over Milosevic' gezondheid hebben gewaakt.

23 november 2002

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1 posted on 03/11/2006 12:30:27 PM PST by Proctor
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To: joan; A. Pole; Incorrigible; DTA; tgambill; Honorary Serb

fyi and bump around


2 posted on 03/11/2006 12:32:23 PM PST by Proctor (http://www.historyofjihad.org)
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To: Proctor

Time to update the Body Count?


4 posted on 03/11/2006 12:43:29 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (None genuine without my signature)
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To: Proctor
Milosevic feared with good reason. He was a megalomaniac dictator who got caught by his own slimeball tricks. Ethnic cleansing is a nasty business. He may have been poisoned. Perhaps not. In my personal opinion, he deserved everything he got. But the Serbian people were victimized by both Milosevic and Bill Clinton. How many innocent Yugoslavians did Clinton kill with his illegal bombing campaign? Was it 3,000 or 4,000? Was the total ever finalized? All while 'wagging the dog' over Monica.
6 posted on 03/11/2006 1:01:27 PM PST by ex-Texan (Matthew 7:1 through 6)
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To: Proctor

I wonder if the UN Human Rights Commission will investigate. They refused to let a sick man get proper treatment, and now it seems to have him the wrong medicine, which may have killed him.

Nice.


9 posted on 03/11/2006 1:30:39 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Proctor; ninenot; sittnick; steve50; Hegemony Cricket; Willie Green; Wolfie; ex-snook; FITZ; ...
According to her [prosecutor Carla del Ponte] Milosevic receives all the medical care he needs in the Scheveningen prison.

Now we know what she meant by "all the medical care he need[ed]".

Since Milosevic was a Commie (may God forgive his sins on account of unjust slander and persecution he suffered) it might be proper to quote Karl Marx:

"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce."

Infamous Moscow show trials of 1930s (where other Commies were persecuted by Stalin) were tragic. The Hague Tribunal is a farce.

11 posted on 03/11/2006 2:06:19 PM PST by A. Pole (Exodus:20:16: "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.")
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To: Proctor
Someone will make a "mistake" and cremate the body before an autopsy can be done. Betting on Arkinside.
13 posted on 03/11/2006 2:21:16 PM PST by drypowder
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To: Proctor

A belief that they are being poisoned is a common delusion among psychotics.

http://www.google.com/search?q=psychotic+poisoned+delusion&sourceid=opera&num=75&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8


17 posted on 03/11/2006 3:09:16 PM PST by KarinG1 (Some of us are trying to engage in philosophical discourse. Please don't allow us to interrupt you.)
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To: Proctor
Prosecutor Carla del Ponte was furious when she heard about this. According to her Milosevic receives all the medical care he needs in the Scheveningen prison.

How would you like to have this whore overseeing your medical care. Milosevic made monkeys out of the prosecution (del Ponte and company) with their phoney charges. He was demanding Bill Clinton and Wesley Clark appear and testify in which case he would've tied them in knots. Bottom Line: He was an embarrassment to this house of fools and incompetants. They had to get rid of him.

31 posted on 03/11/2006 5:49:52 PM PST by kimosabe31
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To: Proctor

UN and EU operating the prison violating huamn rights?


35 posted on 03/11/2006 7:28:55 PM PST by Wiz
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To: Proctor

Like Napoleon?


42 posted on 03/12/2006 7:01:19 AM PST by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch ist der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: Proctor; nuconvert

Suicide seems to be running in his family: First an uncle,his father Svetozar and then his mother Stanislava.


43 posted on 03/12/2006 7:53:57 AM PST by AdmSmith
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