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Part 2 of 2 Milosevic revealed to the Captain that he was listed by the Prosecution 'as the protected witness B-073', which he never required himself and which triggered a lengthy discussion among the judges and amici as a practice of making a rule out of the exception and actually forcing the protected witness status onto the witnesses. Dragan also refused to sign a statement to the effect that what was said during the investigation or testimony can not be used against him. He confirmed to have received some EUR 4,000 towards his travelling expenses and the hotel accommodation, but...

After the flat-voiced, obviously under-duress witness C-013, and the scam with the no-show threatened witness, the Prosecution came up with one Charles Kirudja, a former UNPROFOR civil official in CRO and B&H and he took almost 3 days. His mealy-mouthed talk may deceive into believing he speaks the truth, but such an impression quickly fades away. He describes something that resembles to be positive for Milosevic or the JNA or the Serbs, and then twists and turns it upside down, leaving ugly hints. One example: When asked in the examination-in-chief what were his observations based on his meetings with Milosevic,...