ATHENS, June 29 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Greek leftist demonstrators marched through Athens Friday protesting against Slobodan Milosevic's extradition to U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague. The demonstrators, mainly supporters of
the Greek Communist Party (KKE), protested outside the U.S. and then the Yugoslav embassies, waving banners reading "Freedom to Milosevic". Milosevic was in a jail in The Hague on Friday after being flown to the Netherlands from Serbia. Indicted for crimes against humanity in the province of Kosovo, is the first head of state to be indicted for war crimes while in office. Greece, which has traditional ties with Serbia, protested at the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia at the time. On Thursday Greek MPs from across the political spectrum signed a petition asking the Yugoslav government not to extradite Milosevic. The socialist government declined to comment on the extradition
ATHENS, June 29 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Greek leftist demonstrators
marched through Athens Friday protesting against Slobodan
Milosevic's extradition to U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
The demonstrators, mainly supporters of the Greek Communist Party
(KKE), protested outside the U.S. and then the Yugoslav embassies,
waving banners reading "Freedom to Milosevic".
Milosevic was in a jail in The Hague on Friday after being flown to
the Netherlands from Serbia. Indicted for crimes against humanity
in the province of Kosovo, is the first head of state to be indicted
for war crimes while in office.
Greece, which has traditional ties with Serbia, protested at the
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia at the time.
On Thursday Greek MPs from across the political spectrum signed a
petition asking the Yugoslav government not to extradite
Milosevic.
The socialist government declined to comment on the extradition on
Friday, saying it was Yugoslavia's internal matter.
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