Belgrade - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, accused of genocide and crimes against humanity, will conduct his own defence at the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, his lawyer said Wednesday. "Karadzic will have a legal team here in Serbia that will help him in his defence, but he will represent himself in The Hague tribunal. In the same maestro way as Vojislav Seselj," Svetozar Vujacic told journalists in Belgrade.
Karadzic, 63, was arrested on Monday night in Belgrade after 12 years on the run. He is charged by the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia with genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1992-95 Bosnia war.
Serbia plans to extradite Karadzic to the tribunal over the weekend or at the beginning of next week after procedural issues and an appeal by his lawyer have been dealt with.
Vojislav Seselj, the leader of the Serbian opposition ultra nationalist Radical Party, is currently on trial in The Hague on charges of murder, torture and persecution of non-Serbs in Bosnia and Croatia during the 1990s wars. He has has refused a defence lawyer and is is defending himself.
