in the trial of slobodan milošević (2002-2006), yugoslav serb president during the kosovo war (1999), the icty indictment against him referred to methods of persecution done against kosovo albanians to "wreak systematic and wanton destruction and damage to their religious sites and cultural monuments". the prosecution in the trial sought to prove milošević guilty of those actions and events. in his defense, milošević asserted that kosovo albanian heritage sites, in addition to serb orthodox historical and religious monuments were damaged by nato bombing. yugoslav serb authorities in several cases alleged that nato destroyed monuments, however the investigative team led by andrás riedlmayer found them intact like two ottoman bridges and the sinan pasha mosque. investigators absolved nato of responsibility except for damage to a village mosque roof and a disused catholic church damaged through an air blast after an nearby army base was struck by a missile. riedlmayer's report to the trial concluded that "kulla" dwellings and a third of mosques were subjected to damage and destruction, with three ottoman period urban centres being devastated due to intentionally lit fires. the report also noted that the yugoslav serb army, paramilitary and police forces and in some instances serb civilians did those attacks, according to eyewitness accounts. riedlmayer found out that yugoslav serb forces used as bases of operation two catholic churches which in international law was prohibited. the investigative team noted that destruction and damage of kosovo albanian heritage sites were done during the 1999 war through ground attack and not air strikes. with weeks left before the conclusion of the trial, no verdict was reached due to milošević's death in march, 2006.