In September, the UN tribunal imposed British lawyers Steven Kay and Gillian Higgins to defend Milosevic against his will to prevent his ill health from further delaying the trial.
Kay and Higgins said they could not defend the former Yugoslav president because he refused to cooperate with them. So they filed a formal request to withdraw from the case.
The tribunal's appeals panel restored Milosevic's right to lead his own defense case in November but said the appointed lawyers should remain available to take over should Milosevic's health prevent him from continuing.
The court trying Milosevic said today that this means Kay and Higgins are still needed and rejected their bid to withdraw.
(AFP/Reuters)
Kay and Higgins said they could not defend the former Yugoslav president because he refused to cooperate with them. So they filed a formal request to withdraw from the case.
The tribunal's appeals panel restored Milosevic's right to lead his own defense case in November but said the appointed lawyers should remain available to take over should Milosevic's health prevent him from continuing.
The court trying Milosevic said today that this means Kay and Higgins are still needed and rejected their bid to withdraw.
(AFP/Reuters)
