29 June 2001: Transfer of Slobodan Milošević to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
The Former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milošević, was arrested by Serbian authorities in April 2001.
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He was charged with misappropriation of state funds and abuse of power, following the presidential elections and mass protests which led to him being ousted from power.
The ICTY (International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia) urged the new authorities to transfer Milošević to them so that he could stand trial. On 29 June 2001, he was transferred to the ICTY by the Serbian authorities, on the conditions that a large donation of US aid be made to the Republic of Yugoslavia.
Milošević was accused of committing crimes in Kosovo, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was ultimately responsible for the widespread killing of Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Croats and other non-Serb civilians between 1992 and 1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This includes crimes such as the Genocide at Srebrenica, the siege of Sarajevo and the imprisonment of Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Croats and other non-Serb civilians in concentration camps.
His trial started on 12 February 2002 at The Hague in the Netherlands. Milošević, who chose to defend himself, died of a heart attack on 11 March 2006 before he could face justice.
