Kosovo/Kosova As Seen, As Told 2 Article 16, Constitution of the FRY. 3 Article 196 ZKP; Article 9 (1) of the ICCPR states that "Everyone has the right to liberty and security of the person. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest and detention. No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedures as are established by law". 4 Human Rights in Yugoslavia 1998, Belgrade Centre for Human rights, pp. 75-88. 5 Decree on Application of the Law of Criminal Procedure during the State of War. Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, vol. VIII, no. 21, 4 April 1999. 6 Although international human rights standards and the Yugoslav Constitution (Article 24) demand that the person arrested be informed immediately about the reasons for his or her arrest, the Constitution of Serbia does not give such guarantees to the arrested person. 7 M/1786. The interviewee, a political activist (LDK) from Gnjilane, was arrested on 10 May 1999. 8 PR/00/063/99. 9 Article 23, Constitution of the FRY. 10 Article 193(1), ZKP. 11 Article 74, ZKP. 12 Article 23, Constitution of the FRY 13 Article 24, Constitution of the FRY. This constitutional rule is defined in Article 190, KZSRJ. 14 PE/03/58/99. Pec, 6 March 15 See, for instance, reports on events at the Djakovica Police station. 16 M/1801. 17 M/1510. 18 As documented in Chapter 10, Violation of the right to a fair trial, the fact that a number of men were http://www.osce.org/kosovo/documents/reports/hr/part1/ch9.htm (14 of 16)12/5/2003 11:52:05 AM