Milosevic Trial Public Archive
August 2005
Wednesday August 31 - 09:00 - 13:45 Seselj is examined mostly concerning his credibility based on public statements he has made throughout his political career. Examples of lies and jokes he made are given. He also discusses Milosevic’s lack of authority over the National Bank of Yugoslavia and denies his own involvement with paramilitary groups. / transcript
This file was not available until Sept. 8, but is now available with several portions redacted.
Tuesday, August 30 - 09:00 - 13:45 Seselj continues his testimony, beginning with explanations of Serbia’s objectives during the civil wars in Bosnia and Croatia. Various plans between leaders, such as the Cutliero Plan and the Owen-Stoltenburg plan are discussed. Seselj spends much time denying various accusations ranging from the execution of 8,000 Muslims to the restraints of the media in Serbia. / transcript
Thursday, August 25 - 09:00 - 13:45 Seselj discusses his ideals of a “Greater Serbia”, a state that includes Muslim Serbs, Croats, and Orthodox Serbs. He testifies that Milosevic’s party, the Socialist Party of Serbia, never had such goals, and therefore that the idea of a “joint criminal enterprise” is false. / transcript
Wednesday, August 24 - 09:00 - 13:45 Seselj testifies about his recruitment of volunteers for the JNA during the wars in Croatia and Bosnia. He discusses crimes other groups committed and paramilitary groups formed that he claims to have no affiliation to, such as the Panthers and Pauk. He notes that Milosevic had nothing to do with any of the crimes discussed. / transcript
Tuesday, August 23 - 09:00 - 13:45 / transcript
Friday, August 19 - 09:00 - 13:45
Thursday, August 18 - 09:00 - 13:45 Muharem Ibraj, former head of Local Security force in Djackovica, completes his testimony. He denies that people in Serbia could be arrested for their political beliefs and says he was not an oppressive leader. Following his testimony, Saban Fazliu, a Kosovo-Albanian forest ranger, takes the stand. He speaks of KLA nationalists he saw preparing for war in the forest. He blames NATO for the refugees from Kosovo and says that the Yugoslav Army is not responsible for ethnic cleansing in Urosevac. The cross-examination begins and will continue tomorrow. / transcript
Wednesday, August 17 - 09:00 - 13:45 The trial resumes with the testimony of Muharem Ibraj, an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo and the head of the local security police and Djakovica during the war. He comes to the defense of Milosevic, claiming that the MUP and VJ were not responsible for the ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Kosovo. The cross-examination begins and will continue on the eighteenth. / transcript
Following Hague power- and other technical problems (wrong audio on several channels after the make-over court 1 during the recess) Wednesday, August 17th's recorded files suffered badly. English covers only the first 50 mins or so before power went out on one of the outlets. A full record in BCS is available FreeSerbia.
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