27/02/2009 12:31
Hague UN war crimes tribunal acquits Milutinovic
Serbian ex-President Milan Milutinovic has been acquitted on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Kosovo by the Hague UN war crimes tribunal.
The court found that the 66-year-old, who led Serbia from December 1997 to December 2002, had no direct control over the Yugoslav army. His release from custody was ordered.
The charges included deportation and forcible transfer, murder and persecution.
Milan Milutinovic was one of closest associates of former Yugoslav President Milosevic, who died in tribunal custody in 2006, before a verdict was delivered in his own trial, dni.ru reports.