DECLARATION OF THE EUROPEAN PEACE FORUM

          The Presidium of the European Peace Forum, convened on 20 June 2004 in Berlin at its regular session, after considering the activity of the illegally founded International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, holding as its principal accused ex-President of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic, adopted the following Declaration:

1.           1. The Hague Tribunal continues to act in violation of the generally accepted norms and principles of the International Law, such as presumption of innocence, principle of carrying the criminal proceedings in reasonable time limits, principle of unacceptability of the groundless limitations of rights of detainees, principle of unobstructed and complete presentation of defense, principle of conducting the criminal proceedings by a competent and impartial (independent) court.

2.           2. The Presidium of the European Peace Forum expresses a serious concern about the serious worsening of the health of Slobodan Milosevic, caused by the ill treatment. Slobodan Milosevic suffers also from the unjustified prevention of contacts with his family, friends and associates. He is kept under unprecedented moral and psychological pressure aiming to break his will to resist the false accusations presented.

The Presidium of the European Peace Forum expresses its solidarity with Slobodan Milosevic – the leading statesman and public figure, who is a victim of the conspiracy of the imperialist forces against the integrity and independence of his country.

We demand an end of the mistreatment of Slobodan Milosevic and his immediate release from detention.

Berlin, 20 June 2004                  Presiding the European Peace Forum,

                                                Vice-President, Professor Ivan Yatsenko