Judges Order Psychiatric Exam for Milosevic
A U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague ordered cardiology and psychiatric exams for former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic amid concern that his refusal to name a defense lawyer is harming his health and disrupting his trial.
Milosevic, 61, has a heart condition and high blood pressure, and his ill health has delayed the proceedings by more than a month since he was brought to The Hague in June 2001.
Chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte has asked the court to appoint a lawyer for Milosevic, who has rejected the proposal as “illegal, absurd and evil-minded.”
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