BELGRADE, June 13 (Hina) - Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic hired a team of defence attorneys from ten law firms whose task is to help him prove he has been "detained with no evidence", one of the lawyers, Zdenko
Tomanovic, said. He withheld the names of the other attorneys. Milosevic has been in custody in Belgrade since April 1, for accused of having taken about 800,000 German Marks from the national budget along with three of his close associates and for other instances of abuse of office. An attorney from Belgrade, Toma Fila, represented Milosevic up till now. Upon his arrest Milosevic was given two months' prison, and after this passed, he was given another two months. Tomanovic's office said in a statement "the investigation has proven Milosevic has absolutely no criminal liability as alleged". A group of doctors today gave Milosevic a check-up and assessed "there are all the necessary conditions for adequate treatme
BELGRADE, June 13 (Hina) - Former Yugoslav president Slobodan
Milosevic hired a team of defence attorneys from ten law firms whose
task is to help him prove he has been "detained with no evidence",
one of the lawyers, Zdenko Tomanovic, said. He withheld the names of
the other attorneys.
Milosevic has been in custody in Belgrade since April 1, for accused
of having taken about 800,000 German Marks from the national budget
along with three of his close associates and for other instances of
abuse of office.
An attorney from Belgrade, Toma Fila, represented Milosevic up till
now.
Upon his arrest Milosevic was given two months' prison, and after
this passed, he was given another two months.
Tomanovic's office said in a statement "the investigation has
proven Milosevic has absolutely no criminal liability as
alleged".
A group of doctors today gave Milosevic a check-up and assessed
"there are all the necessary conditions for adequate treatment of
his high blood pressure".
"Milosevic's conduct during the medical check-up indicates a
certain degree of anxiety," a statement issued from the prison
said.
The doctors established a rapid heart beat, but no coronary
disease.
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