March 11, 2006
Milosevic dies at The Hague detention center
BRUSSELS - Former Yugoslav president Slobodan
Milosevic has died at the UN war crimes tribunal's
detention center in The Hague, the UN tribunal
confirmed on Saturday.
Reports from The Hague said that Milosevic was found
dead earlier Saturday in his cell at the detention
center.
Milosevic, 64, had been on trial at The Hague war
crimes tribunal since 2002.
Milosevic had suffered a heart disease and high blood
pressure which frequently interrupted his trial.
The UN war crimes tribunal last month refused
Milosevic's request for a temporary release to undergo
medial treatment in Moscow.
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An internal court memo published earlier this week
suggests that Milosevic had around 40 hours of court
time left to finish presenting his defense case.