Britain’s former defence attache in Belgrade told Slobodan Milosevic’s war crimes trial today that Yugoslav army units were ordered to bypass the normal military chain of command during the Kosovo conflict.

Former Yugoslav deputy premier Nikola Sainovic is the second member of Milosevic's inner circle to surrender to the court in a week.

A top aide to former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic flew to the Netherlands today to surrender to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague.