The newspaper Danas has observed that Milošević, through no "fault, participation, or merit of his own," has been a public figure in Serbia since before his birth.
Glas javnosti ran an article on his birth the following Monday, depicting or possibly inventing the celebrations afterward in the Milošević household.
[2] His father was offended by the article and entered the Glas javnosti newsroom on Tuesday morning, armed with a large gun and flanked by two bodyguards.
Danas subsequently reported on his father's actions, which were covered in the international media and created a scandal for the government.
In announcing his departure from office in a televised address, he said that he looked forward to having more time to play with his grandson.
[4][5] He was later extradited to The Hague and tried for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), dying in 2006 while the trial was still in progress.