In pictures: Milosevic in the dock

Two years after being indicted for war crimes and nine months after being ousted from power, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has appeared for the first time before the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.

The day began when a car carrying Mr Milosevic left Scheveningen prison and sped off to the court

Minutes later he was delivered at a side entrance to the court building out of sight of the cameras

Soon afterwards, Mr Milosevic was sitting in the dock of Number 1 Court

Judge Richard May from the UK gave the accused several opportunities to submit a plea to the court

But the former Yugoslav strongman refused to recognise the court's authority to try his case

These are unprecedented scenes at the UN's war crimes court - which has never tried a former head of state before

Mr Milosevic had consulted with his lawyers on Monday but rejected their advice to have them at his side in court