Trial of Milošević “guards” begins

Belgrade, December 22 (Source: B92) - The trial for those accused of interfering in the arrest attempts of Slobodan Milošević in 2001 begins today.

A total of 35 people will find themselves in front of the Secondary Municipal Court in Belgrade today, including the leaders of the Association for the Protection of Slobodan Milošević “Sloboda,” Bogoljub Bjelic and Ratko Zečević.

Zečević has said that the trial is a political set-up in order to completely eliminate the Sloboda association from public life.

“I believe in our judicial system and I hope that the members of the Association, as well as all indictees in this process, will be freed, because the charges have no basis.” Zečević said.

He said that no uniformed officials were halted in trying to arrest the late Serbian president, adding that members of the Zemun Clan tried to kidnap him at night.

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