Milosevic Trial Public Archive
May 2005
Tuesday, May 31 - 09:00 - 13:45 Stevanovic’s cross-examination continues. He dismisses the notion that Milosevic was in charge of police and that Serbia was an oppressive police state. The prosecution shows a tape and presents evidence trying to link Dragan’s Red Beret’s with the Serbian JSO. / transcript
Friday May 27- 09:00 - 13:45 Milosevic concludes his examination of Stevanovic. The testimony mainly focuses on MUP activities in the Krajina and Republika Srpska. He denies that the MUP ever participated in combat or did anything illegal. Afterwards, administrative matters dealing with the cross-examination of Dragan Jasovic are discussed. / transcript
Thursday May 26- 09:00 - 13:45 Stevanovic continues his testimony. He spends much time citing specific examples of Serbian police and military personnel being prosecuted for crimes against civilians to prove his and his government’s devotion to protection of civilians. He also speaks about the process of cleaning up the region after battle but insists that it had nothing to do with reburying bodies in Serbia./ transcript
Wednesday, May 25 - 09:00 - 13:45 Stevanovic continues his testimony. The day begins with discussion of the bodies buried at Izbica, of which Stevanovic claims to have had no involvement or knowledge. He also discusses the killing of people at the Dubrava Prison, which he blames on NATO bombings. He continues by insisting that both the killings in the villages of Kotlina and Padaliste village were not Serbian atrocities and have been blown out of proportion. / transcript
Thursday, May 19 - 09:00 - 13:45 Stevonvic continues in his fourth day of testimony. He begins by discussing events at Racak, explaining that the police were out to arrest a group of undercover terrorists and did not use disproportionate force. Afterwards, he insists that the police had nothing to do with the bodies buried in Izbeca. / transcript
Wednesday, May 18- 09:00 - 13:45 Stevanovic’s testimony continues. He stresses that the Serbian Police only used force in special circumstances, mostly as a reaction to terrorist attacks. He also points out that the police were ordered to protect civilians and abide by the Geneva Conventions. / transcript
Tuesday, May 17- 09:00 - 13:45 Stevanovic moves into his second day of testimony. The meaning of the Joint Command is discussed, Stevanovic explaining that it was a group of generals who met to exchange information, not give orders. He gives statistics and rehashes KLA terrorist attacks. / transcript
Wednesday, May 11- 09:00 - 13:45 General Obrad Stevanovic, former assistant interior minister of Serbia, begins his testimony. Stevanovic spends much of the day refuting the allegation that Serbia was a police state under Milosevic. Stevanovic spoke of both specific police units and general rules of conduct policemen were supposed to follow. / transcript
Tuesday, May 10- 09:00 - 13:45 Col. Radovan Paponjak enters his last day of testimony. The day is spent discussing the May 21, 1999 incident at Dubrava Prison. The prosecution states that Serbian police attacked prisoners with grenades, while Paponjak insists that this is not the case, and rather, that NATO bombed the prison. / transcript
Monday, May 09 - 09:00 - 13:45 Col. Paponjak continues his testimony. A video tape of Dubrava Prison was shown by Milosevic in hopes of proving that the deaths were due to NATO bombing the prison, not executions. Paponjak insists that this is the case when cross-examined. / transcript
Friday, May 6- 09:00 - 13:45 The trial only lasts an hour because the witness Kosta Bulatovic was charged with contempt after refusing to testify without Milosevic present. He pleads not guilty to contempt charges. After the contempt hearing, Col. Radovan Paponjak, former head of the SUP in PUC is called to the stand. He tries to prove that NATO bombed the Dubrava prisons using video footage./ transcript
Thursday, May 5 - 09:00 - 13:45 Col. Paponjak continues his testimony. He discusses statistics of deaths in Pec during the war, noting death tolls and the nationality of the murdered. The Dubrava prison massacres are discussed and Paponjak insists that NATO’s bombing was responsible for the deaths of the prisoners. / transcript
Wednesday, May 4- 09:00 - 13:45 Col. Radovan Paponjak, former head of the Interior Ministry Secretariat I Pec, testifies. He discusses the earlier activities of the KLA, which were often against policemen. He also denies that authorities forced Albanians out and claims that they left because of NATO bombing. / transcript
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