MILOSEVIC WAR CRIMES TRIAL RESUMES AFTER THREE-WEEK BREAK

ZAGREB/THE HAGUE, April 8 (Hina) - The trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes in Kosovo resumed at the UN tribunal in The Hague on Monday, after a three-week break, with the testimony of a protected witness. #L# The trial had been adjourned due to the defendant's flu. Before today's closed-door hearing, the trial chamber considered the prosecution's request to limit Milosevic's time for the cross- examination of witnesses about Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) activities and NATO's air raids on Yugoslavia. The prosecution said Milosevic was justifying the crimes against Kosovo Albanians by claiming they were committed by the KLA and NATO. Responding to this, Milosevic said he wanted it to be "perfectly clear that speaking about KLA crimes does in no way constitute the justification of alleged crimes by the Yugoslav Army and police." "The Yugoslav Army and police did not commit any crimes, certain criminals did," said Milosevic. The trial chamber concluded it would supervise the course of every cross-examination to stop time-consuming and irrelevant questions and comments. The Milosevic trial for crimes against humanity in Kosovo and Croatia and for genocide in Bosnia began on Feb. 12. (hina) ha