INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE FROM GREECE
Nineteen public figures of Greece, from all political parties, signed the following international appeal protesting against the New World Order and demanding the release of Slobodan Milosevic. Among them there are people with international prestige, such as Mikis Theodorakis, former government ministers of Greece, vice-presidents of the Greek parliament, scientists and intellectuals. They call upon public figures from all over the world to sign this appeal and to mobilize in this direction.
INTERNATIONAL APPEAL
The dramatic events being experienced by all of humanity owing to the unprecedented process of handing over and selling out the former President of Yugoslavia, his indictment by and kidnapping to the so-called ‘International Criminal Tribunal on Yugoslavia’ violate and abolish all concepts of national sovereignty and international law. These events were the result of the heavy and multiple pressures exerted by NATO, whose leaders should be on trial for their attack against Yugoslavia, in which they sowed death and destruction, flagrantly and cynically violating the UN Founding Charter.
Through these actions, an effort is being made to penalise international political life, to overthrow International Law completely and to create a terrorist international framework of “rules and institutions” that will bring to trial and convict all those who resist the barbarity of the new international order.
We protest strongly and express our absolute opposition to these actions.
We call upon all those who refuse to keep silent or to give their consent to the rule of “might is right” and ask them to join us and mobilise for the release of Slobodan Milosevic, former President of Yugoslavia, to bring a halt to these unacceptable processes, and to prevent the penalisation of international political life.
1. GLEZOS MANOLIS Fighter in the National Resistance
2. KATRIVANOS THEODOROS Former Minister of the Interior
3. KATSAROS NIKOS Former Vice President of the Greek Parliament
4. KATSAROS NIKOS General Secretary of the Balkan Association of Chemists
5. KAZAKOS KOSTAS Vice President of Honor of World Peace Council
6. KOSIONIS PANAGIOTIS Vice President of the Greek Parliament
7. KOURIS NIKOLAOS Former Minister of Defense, General
8. KRITIKOS PANAGIOTIS Former Vice President of the Greek Parliament
9. MAGAKIS GEORGIOS Former Minister of Exterior
10. MAHERAS EVANGELOS President of Honor of World Peace Council
11. MARAGOPOULOU ALIKI President of Human Rights Foundation
12. PAFILIS ATHANASSIOS Executive Secretary of World Peace Council
13. PAPAMARGARIS THEOHARIS Former Minister of Labour
14. POLIDORAS VIRON Former Minister of Press
15. ROUPAKIOTIS ANTONIS President of the Athens Bar Association
16. THEODORAKIS MIKIS Composer
17. VARDANIS MICHALIS Major General (ret.)
18. VAVOURAS IOANNIS Dean of the Panteio University of Social and Political Sciences
19. XANTHOPOULOS THEMISTOKLIS Dean of National Technical University of Athens
