Karadzic to boycott war crimes trial for a second day
The genocide trial of Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic is set to resume in The Hague on Tuesday amid much uncertainty as to the impact of his planned second day of boycott.
Karadzic refused to attend the first day of his trial on Monday, forcing a one-day adjournment after a sitting of just 15 minutes and the presiding judge accusing him of obstructing the process.
Despite
More..an appeal from judge O-Gon Kwon to reconsider, Karadzic said through a legal representative on Monday that he would also not be present for the second day of the hearing -- insisting he needs more time to prepare.
Karadzic, 64, is conducting his own defence.
He is charged with 11 counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the 1992-95 Bosnian war that claimed about 100,000 lives and forced some 2.2 million people from their homes.
He denies all the charges, but faces life imprisonment.
Kwon on Monday warned Karadzic of "measures that can be taken should he continue to obstruct the progress of the trial". This may include imposing a defence lawyer on him or proceeding in his absence.
But after meeting Karadzic in his jail cell, his legal adviser Marco Sladojevic said the former leader of the self-proclaimed Bosnian Serb republic "will not appear" before the court Tuesday as he needed more time to study a million pages of prosecution evidence and hundreds of witness statements.
Sladojevic also stressed that Karadzic "will never accept any imposed counsel" as demanded by the prosecution.
International law lecturer Willem van Genugten of the Tilburg University in the Netherlands said the judges appeared to be buying time in adjourning the trial for a day in a bid to "lure Karadzic to the court".
While they had threatened to impose a lawyer on him, actually doing so could mean months of legal wrangling, he told AFP.
The court has denied repeated requests by Karadzic for a months-long delay in the start of the trial.
"If Karadzic is not there tomorrow, the judges may have no choice but to start negotiating with him for a delay," Van Genugten said -- as allowing the prosecution to make its opening statement in Karadzic's absence may give him grounds for a later appeal.
The hearing is set to open at 2:15 pm (1315 GMT). Less..
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Somebody should boycott his hair.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "cat-scratch-fever" (R)
This turd still makes fun of humanity.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "fm2ic" (R)
How is he still alive after the atrocities he is responsible for? It boggles the mind.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "ghastlyghost" (R)
Can you believe they still celebrate this guy in Serbia? Along with Milosovic and Karadic. They are just about to begin to deal with what happened 15 years ago.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "blacklama" (R)
So the UN says he's bad because he killed muslims, who are such sweet, passive, and understanding people. That tells me that there's two sides to this story, and we'll probably never hear the other side.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "AvgDude2" (R)
Wish I could boycott my traffic court date thats coming up.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "aquatica001" (R)
It won't help him anyway, the trial will go on, with or without him, that already has been decided on.
And if i will be without him, then he only makes it more difficult for himself, no way he can throw up an excuse about what and why, so that will mean again an ever higher punishment.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "Tukker" (R)
Karadzic should invite Bush as his main character witness
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "slovenac81" (R)
Countdown started and he knows it.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "badMother" (R)
Hairdressers do.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "badMother" (R)
He's a great guy, the most impressive leader since Hitler. I hope he gets away with a slap on the wrist, so he can enjoy the rest of his life in peace.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "Travis1975" (R)
Infact, in that war it weren't the muslims who started to fight (for once).
Check on google for some very nice and educating videos about this war, it might surprise you (it did surprised me tho)
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "Tukker" (R)
Infact, in that war it weren't the muslims who started to fight (for once).
Check on google for some very nice and educating videos about this war, it might surprise you (it did surprised me tho)
INFACT, muslims started the war in Bosnia by killing a serb man at his wedding. It was mayor news then. After that, mayor demonstartions and riots started dividing nationalities. You can cay, they pulled the first trigger.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "slovenac81" (R)
Infact, in that war it weren't the muslims who started to fight (for once).
Check on google for some very nice and educating videos about this war, it might surprise you (it did surprised me tho)
INFACT, muslims started the war in Bosnia by killing a serb man at his wedding. It was mayor news then. After that, mayor demonstartions and riots started dividing nationalities. You can cay, they pulled the first trigger.
What is it with them? World War 1 started in Sarejevo.
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "Travis1975" (R)
**** you Serb lover
Posted Oct-27-2009 by "BobbyHill666"