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The prosecution case against Slobodan Milosevic meandered along for more than 3 years.<\/p>\n

Initially the focus was on the Kosovo war, apparently because the team believed this would provide plenty of evidence to convict the accused. But as the months and years went by it became ever clearer that \u00a0the case was gossamer thin, dependent on testimony \u00a0of little substance.<\/p>\n

In desperation, new indictments were raised against Milosevic for his alleged role in the Bosnian and Croatian wars. \u00a0Once again, the claims made about him in ICTY proceedings – even with the many constraints placed on Milosevic by the presiding judge – were significantly undermined by the defence.<\/p>\n

When Slobodan Milosevic died in custody in 2006, some 3 months into the defence case, it was clear to many that the prosecution had, by some distance, failed to make a compelling case. \u00a0The sense of failure was heightened by a \u00a0late prosecution attempt to tip the balance before Milosevic died (when – inexplicably – they were granted leave to interrupt the defence case to show a video of alleged executions to the court). \u00a0This was soon shown to be a clumsy fake.<\/p>\n

A 2-part BBC Storyville documentary, broadcast in 2007, featured lead prosecutor Geoffrey Nice musing \u00a0on the case. \u00a0Nice spoke at length about the difficulty of knowing how many anonymous witnesses<\/a> he should call to convince the court of Milosevic’s guilt. \u00a0He also advanced the bizarre theory that the court had a ‘duty’ to the victims<\/a> to present a full picture of their suffering.<\/p>\n

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The prosecution case against Slobodan Milosevic meandered along for more than 3 years. Initially the focus was on the Kosovo war, apparently because the team believed this would provide plenty of evidence to convict the accused. But as the months and years went by it became ever clearer that \u00a0the case was gossamer thin, dependent … <\/p>\n

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