THE STATEMENT 
of 
THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF SERBIA


The Head Committee of the Socialist Party of Serbia has condemned most strongly the inquiry-process and the decision on one-month temporary custody against former
President of Serbia and Yugoslavia and the President of the Socialist Party of Serbia Mr. Slobodan Milosevic. The very content of the report against Mr. Slobodan Milosevic
and the action of the Interior Ministry are the shameful facts in the history of Serbia and Yugoslavia, particularly having in mind that more policemen have been
engaged than in the battles against Albanian terrorist in south Serbia.

Mr. Slobodan Milosevic does not feel guilty and immediately he has expressed his readiness to contribute in dismantling of the monstrous fabrications. It is clear to
all decent citizens of Serbia that there are no intentions at all of proving alleged misdoing of Mr. Slobodan Milosevic, but the only intention is fulfillment of the
orders of the former US Administration. The final aim is to have pardoned of any crime Clinton, Albright and other who ordered the bombardment of our country and our people
by trial against Mr. Slobodan Milosevic and other persecuted Serbs.

In all this, the most shocking is the role of some media that have allegedly become \"free\" after October 05th last year. Not just that their information have not been
true and accurate, but they initiated and lead persecution campaign against Mr. Slobodan Milosevic and the Socialist Party of Serbia, bringing Serbia by such information at the very edge of civil war. The leading role in that dirty campaign had \"BK\" TV network, whose owners have become rich in the very dubious manner that they would like to conceal. Therefore, the Head Committee of the Socialist Party of Serbia decided to break any cooperation with this TV network until their dirty approach is changed, even regardless to the fact that it will decrease the presence of the Socialist Party of Serbia in media which is anyhow very small and limited.

The Socialist Party of Serbia would like to express its appreciation to all citizens who participated, besides our members and supporters, in symbolic \"people guard\", to
all citizens who gave by that the political support to Mr. Slobodan Milosevic and the Socialist Party of Serbia. By protesting against the pressures and attacks on Mr.
Slobodan Milosevic and the Socialist Party of Serbia, they defend in the same time the freedom, dignity and national pride of Serbia and all Serbs.

Mr. Slobodan Milosevic personally, the Socialist Party of Serbia and all democratic and freedom-loving people in our country and abroad are very keen to have urgent
public establishment of the full truth in the process based on the monstrous fabrications against Mr. Slobodan Milosevic.

We request immediate release of Mr. Slobodan Milosevic from custody in order to stop this shameful charade which will leave the blemish on the face of all Serbs.

We call all citizens, along with our members and supporters, to continue and to keep up their political struggle, as well as to use all democratic means to have Mr.
Slobodan Milosevic released.

We request authorities to free Mr. Slobodan Milosevic immediately and to allow him to defend himself as a free person, since he is the most honest man who will never leave
his country or run away anywhere.

The Socialist Party of Serbia would like to express its gratitude to numerous honorable policemen who, with tears in their eyes and apologies on their mouths, were
forced to participate unwillingly in the dubious action of the Interior Ministry against those same citizens who stand along with them during patriotic defense of the
country, particularly in Kosovo and Metohija.

We condemn, also, all fabricated attacks on the Yugoslav Army who strictly fulfilled its legal role and tasks in securing the objects that are vitally important for the
country. Yugoslav Army prevented possible bloodshed since policemen from Interior Ministry have tried to penetrate into object contrary to the valid Government\'s
decision on the security of the former Yugoslav President.