Two Secret Witnesses
Claim they Survived Execution by Soldiers who weren't there
By Andy Wilcoxson, 2June 2003
> Monday at the
Hague Tribunal the prosecution called two more black comedy
witnesses against Slobodan Milosevic. The two men testified in secret
under
the pseudonyms, "B-1455" and "B-1098." Nothing that
either man said could
possibly have anything to do with President Milosevic.
> Both claimed
to be Muslims who had survived execution by firing squad in
the vicinity of Zvornik in Bosnia in 1992.
> The only problem
was that they couldn't say who tried to kill them. When
the Prosecution questioned them, they claimed it was the Yugoslav People's
Army (JNA). And when President Milosevic questioned them, they repeated
the
claim that the JNA had tired to kill them, either in late May or early
June.
> But as President
Milosevic pointed out, the JNA had vacated Bosnia in
mid-May. So we have unnamed persons who are the victims of alleged crimes
at
the hands of soldiers who had already left.
> Or maybe we have two liars. Whoever they are.
> Is this supposed
to be evidence against President Milosevic? Or is this
just evidence of the prosecution's motto: "At The Hague it isn't
what you
say, it's whether you're sponsored by NATO." [1]
> In the case of
"B-1098" no forensic evidence was presented that would
suggest an attempted execution had taken place.
> Moreover, "B-1098"
was obviously lying. He claimed that he and 63 others
had been taken to a meat processing facility and shot. How did they get
to
the alleged processing plant, President Milosevic asked. The witness said
all 64 men had climbed onto a *2 ton truck.* The only problem is, as the
President noted, you can't fit 64 men on a 2 ton truck. The witness had
fallen into a common trap for liars. In his effort to project an image
of
credibility, he talked too much and got confused and said something
ridiculous.
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> In a case related to the Milosevic trial...
> ===============================
> The former Special
Police Unit (JSO) commander, Franko "Frenki" Simatovic,
pleaded innocent to all five charges that the Tribunal brought against
him.
Frenki is jointly indicted with Jovica Stanisic. Both men are accused
of
being members of a so-called "joint criminal enterprise." Frenki's
innocent
plea should put an end to the media speculation that he would testify
against Milosevic in exchange for a lighter sentence. I guess some people
aren't easy to intimidate. Question: if Milosevic is *not* innocent, then
why on earth didn't this man testify against him in exchange for a lighter
sentence?
> Meanwhile, Jovica
Stanisic is undergoing medical treatment in Belgrade. A
decision on his extradition is possible this week.
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> [1] Regarding NATO sponsorship of The Hague Tribunal, see, "Official
Statements Prove Hague 'Tribunal' Belongs to NATO," by Jared Israel
at
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