> International Committee to Defend Slobodan Milosevic www.icdsm.org > > The URL for this article is: http://www.icdsm.org/more/duma.htm > > Subscribe to the ICDSM email list at > http://www.icdsm.org/maillist.htm Receive no more than one article > per day. > > ======================================= > Russian Duma Calls for Milosevic to be Set Free! > [Posted 28 February 2002] > ======================================= > > Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. > > Declaration of the State Duma concerning the necessity of > establishing time limits on the work of the International Criminal > Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia [ICTY]. > > The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation > expresses deep concern regarding the work of the ICTY. > > The ICTY ignores the serious violations of international humanitarian > law committed by member states of NATO during their aggression > against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The ICTY has not made a > legal assessment of this aggression. It has refused to hold > responsible those leaders of the states, members of NATO, who took > part in the aggression against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It > is of deep concern that the ICTY's indictments and prosecutions of > individuals have the character of political processes. > > The ICTY also did not make the proper judgment of the activities of > Albanian extremists and terrorists who committed in Kosovo crimes > against humanity which are under the jurisdiction of the ICTY. > > The ICTY violates the rights of the accused including the right for > defense. In violation of the generally accepted principles and norms > of international law, it has, on the territories of sovereign states, > continued to employ the unacceptable practice of arresting > individuals on the basis of so-called secret lists of the accused. > > Responsibility for judicial processes including those related to > crimes against humanity should be turned over to the national > judicial systems of the sovereign states formed on the territory of > the former SFRY. > > In relation to the above-mentioned, the state Duma of the Federal > Assembly of the Russian Federation therefore: > > 1. Requests from the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir > Putin, that he consider initiating in the Security Council of the UN > a discussion of establishing the precise time frames within which the > ICTY can discharge its jurisdiction, and also of abolishing the > detention of the former President of the Federal Republic of > Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milosevic, so that he can properly prepare his > own defense; > > 2. Directs this declaration to the President of the Russian > Federation, Vladimir Putin; > > 3. Directs this Declaration to the Parliamentary Gazette for official > publication; > > 4. Asserts that this Declaration shall go into effect the day of its > adoption. > > [Signed by] > > G. N. Seleznev > > Speaker of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian > Federation > > Passed February 15, 2002 > > [Vote: 326 voted in favor, 6 against] > > *** > > Subscribe to the ICDSM email list at > http://www.icdsm.org/maillist.htm Receive a few articles a week. > > Click here to send the link to this text to a friend. > > The Defense of Milosevic - and the Truth - Needs Your Help! > > NATO has billions of dollars and the media to spread lies. We have > the truth, supported by hundreds of millions of people. To develop > legal, educational, parliamentary and other work, our Committee needs > donations, large or small, from those who want to get the truth to > the people. > > Here is how you can help: > > * Contribute via credit card by calling our Dutch or U.S. offices: > > Dutch office: 31 20 6151122 > US office: 1 617 916-1705 > > * Donate over the internet via PayPal at: > https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=icdsm%40aol.com > PayPal accepts VISA and MasterCard > > * Or mail a check to: ICDSM > 831 Beacon St., #295 > Newton Centre, MA 02459 (USA) > > Thank you! > > http://www.icdsm.org > > > > > > > > Click to be removed: > http://MessageBot.com/r.cgi?[EMAIL PROTECTED]&list=emperorsclothes > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Powered by http://MessageBot.com/ > Get Cool Images at http://www.flamingtext.com/mb.html >
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