International Tribunals on War Crimes Continue

On February 28, 2004, the prosecution announced it was resting its case against the former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic early in the wake of the announcement approximately one week before that the presiding judge, Richard May, resigned due to illness. Meanwhile, Mr. Milosevic has until June 8 to prepare his defense. On February 28, 2004, Dragoljub Ognjanovic, Milosevic?s legal adviser, said his client is not planning to demand a retrial despite Judge May?s sudden resignation. Mr. Ognjanovic said Mr. Milosevic was not considering the option of demanding a retrial...[more]