Former US Attorney general Mr Ramsey Clarkis considering joining the legal team to defend Mr Slobodan Milosevicbefore the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, a Belgrade lawyersaid Sunday.
Mr Branimir Gugl, one of 10 lawyers who represented the formerpresident during an investigation into domestic allegations ofcorruption and abuse of power in Belgrade, said he had contactedMr Clark, a member of the International Committee for the Defense ofMr Slobodan Milosevic.
"He accepted to join the team in principle, but said thecondition would be that he would talk with Milosevic about itfirst,"' Mr Gugl said.
He said he expected Mr Clark to talk with Mr Milosevic in the comingweeks.
"Some other foreign experts have been mentioned, but Clark'sposition is that the defense team should be led by local judges,"Mr Gugl said.
Mr Gugl also said that Mr Milosevic "has again contacted his familyand asked for some clothes, books and money."
"He feels good, but he is worried for his family, not in termsof their security, but as any patriarchal man would take care of hisfamily," Mr Gugl said.
Mr Milosevic has chosen Belgrade lawyer Mr Zdenko Tomanovic torepresent him at his first hearing before the International CriminalTribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday.
Mr Tomanovic's office said he would fly from Belgrade to The Hague tomorrow morning.
On Tuesday, Mr Milosevic will be read the charges against him ofwar crimes and crimes against humanity for his 1998-99 militarycampaign in Kosovo, and will have 30 days to enter a plea.
Most defendants before the ICTY enter a plea at theirarraignment.
Mr Gugl said on Friday that Mr Milosevic had described his transfer toThe Hague as a "kidnapping." The former strongman had insisted "he does not recognise thiscourt," he said.
AFP