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Lawyer Says Milosevic Funeral To Be Held In Belgrade

March 13, 2006 -- A legal adviser to Slobodan Milosevic says the funeral of the former Yugoslav president will be held in Belgrade.

Lawyer Zdenko Tomanovic said Milosevic's son, Marko, will travel to The Hague to claim his father's remains.

The 64-year old Milosevic died in his cell at the war crimes tribunal in The Hague on March 11.

An autopsy revealed on March 12 that Milosevic, who suffered from a heart condition and high blood pressure, died of a heart attack.

A Dutch toxicologist said on March 13 that he found traces of a drug, rifampicin, in Milosevic's blood two weeks ago that could have counteracted the effects of hypertension medications. Donald Uges said he believes Milosevic took the drug deliberately in the hope of being allowed to go to Russia for further medical treatment.

The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed on March 13 that it received a letter from Milosevic asking for help in getting permission to travel to Moscow for treatment.

Milosevic had been on trial at the UN war crimes tribunal since 2002 on charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed in the Balkans in the early 1990s.

(compiled from agency reports)

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