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Sunday, 1 April, 2001, 16:24 GMT 17:24 UK
Milosevic on trial
![]() The war crimes trial of the former Yugoslav president Slobadan Milosevic in the Hague is one of the most complex in legal history. Mr Milosevic face charges including genocide for conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo.
Here, BBC News Online traces the story from his arrest and extradition to his trial. 11 February 2002
The trial of the former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes begins in the Hague on Tuesday. The case is complex and the trial could last for years. The prosecution have to prove that as head of state Milosevic was responsible for crimes committed, which will not be easy.
3 July 2001 Milosevic scorns UN tribunal
Former Yugoslav president, Slobodan Milosevic, has become the first ex-head of state to appear before the tribunal in The Hague. The hearing opening lasted less than 15 minutes. Speaking in English he refused to enter a plea to the charges against him, or to have any legal representation, saying he did not recognise the court's authority.
1 July 2001
Slobodan Milosevic has spoken defiantly from his prison cell in The Hague amid continuing tension in Belgrade since his extradition. His supporters, who had been demonstrating in Belgrade, threatened to intensify their protests as he prepared to make his first court appearance on war crimes charges.
28 June 2001 Milosevic extradited
23 June 2001 Path cleared for Milosevic extradition
22 June 2001 Belgrade poised for Milosevic extradition
April 2001 Kostunica rules out early Milosevic extradition
Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica has said the extradition of Mr Milosevic to the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague is not his government's immediate priority, despite growing international pressure.
Milosevic faces fresh grilling
Milosevic has spent a third day being questioned about his role in crimes allegedly committed during his years in power as an arsenal of weapons is removed from his residence.
Milosevic pleads for freedom
Yugoslavia has remained under international pressure to hand Mr Milosevic over to the International War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague, where he's accused of genocide in Kosovo.
Milosevic behind bars
Serbian Justice Minister Vladan Batic said Mr Milosevic had not yet been formally charged, but would face questioning by an investigating judge on charges of abuse of power and financial corruption.
Standoff ends in arrest
Government negotiators have spent hours trying to secure a peaceful end to the standoff, amid speculation until the last minute that force would have to be used. Mr Milosevic was arrested and taken to prison after a siege lasting 36 hours.
March 2001 Milosevic digs in his heels
During the standoff, Mr Milosevic had boasted that he would "not go to jail alive". He is wanted on war crimes charges by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook described the events as "an endgame" for the former president.
Police storm villa
The drama began when shots were fired at the Belgrade residence of the former president. Police burst into his house after struggling outside with several hundred supporters who had been holding a vigil on the pavement.
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