The UN war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has appointed a lawyer to represent former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, postponing his trial until March 2010.
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic attended a status conference on his case Tuesday at The Hague’s International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, his first appearance since he announced a boycott of his trial.
Judges hearing the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic have temporarily adjourned the case. They must decide whether proceedings can continue despite Karadzic's boycott of the trial.
Radovan Karadzic, the "Balkans butcher", keeps on refusing attending his trial. There are now two options: wether the court decides to press ahead the trial without him or it assigns him a defense council.
The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic resumed in The Hague Tuesday, despite his boycott of the proceedings. The prosecution said Karadzic had "harnessed the forces of nationalism" to advance his ethnic cleansing agenda.
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic continued to boycott his long-awaited war crimes hearing at The Hague on Tuesday, but the proceedings have continued despite his absence.
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will decline to attend the second day of his long-awaited war crimes trial at The Hague on Tuesday, saying he needs more time to prepare his defence.
On the opening day of Radovan Karadzic’s trial, former Bosnian foreign minister Mohammed Sacirbey accuses then-U.S. peace broker Richard Holbrooke of cutting two side deals with Karadzic, one for his immunity, one to let him roll into Moslem enclaves
On the opening day of Radovan Karadzic’s trial, former Bosnian foreign minister Mohammed Sacirbey accuses then-U.S. peace broker Richard Holbrooke of cutting two side deals with Karadzic, one for his immunity, one to let him roll into Moslem enclaves
Over five days in July 1995, 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys, separated from their womenfolk, were butchered in what should have been the safe haven of Srebrenica, allegedly on the orders of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.
