Milosevic’s Detention Is Legal, Court Rules
- Share via
From Times Wire Reports
A Dutch court rejected a challenge by former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to his detention by a United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
Roel Paris, a district judge in The Hague, ruled that the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia is a legal court and that Dutch courts had no jurisdiction.
Milosevic’s lawyers, who say the former leader was kidnapped and should be set free, are expected to appeal the ruling.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
