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Karadzic shuns war crimes trial, court to proceed
Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:17pm EDT
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THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic boycotted the start of his trial for some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War Two, but judges said they would proceed without him if he stayed away.
Karadzic has denied 11 war crimes charges arising from the 1992-95 Bosnian war, including one over the 43-month siege of Sarajevo, and two genocide charges for the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica and for broader atrocities.
The judge adjourned the trial Monday after 15 minutes and said it would resume Tuesday at 1315 GMT with prosecution opening statements, effectively preparing to try Karadzic, who has chosen to represent himself, in absentia.
Protesters outside the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia reacted angrily to Karadzic's boycott, some complaining that the former psychiatrist was trying to dictate terms to the court. He is due in court again Tuesday.
"It is a mockery," said Jasna Causevic, of the group Society for Threatened Peoples, who stood with members of about 20 victims groups around a banner with the names of more than 8,000 victims killed at Srebrenica and the words "Europe's Shame."
The groups later met Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz.
"Karadzic should be brought in pajamas to the court," said Salihovic Nedziba, 56, a Bosnian Muslim from Srebrenica. "I need to be told who killed my husband and son."
The chair where Karadzic, 64, sat in pretrial proceedings at the tribunal was empty. Ex-Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic sat in the same place for four years before his trial ended with his death in 2006.
The battle of wills at the start of the trial had echoes of the trial of Milosevic, who obstructed proceedings to buy time and gain concessions from the court.
Karadzic is the court's highest profile defendant since Milosevic and judges are eager to get the trial under way. Arrested 15 months ago, Karadzic appealed earlier this month for 10 more months to prepare, but the court denied his request.
"There are circumstances in which trials can proceed in the absence of the accused who has voluntarily waived his right to be present," said Judge O-Gon Kwon of South Korea, adding that he would impose a legal team on Karadzic.
LEGAL COUNSEL WOULD NEED TIME
Karadzic said he would only attend the trial if he was ready. "I would and will never boycott my trial, but if I am not prepared, that would not be a trial at all," he said in documents released Monday.
Legal experts say that any newly assigned legal counsel would need time to prepare, leading to more delays.
The complex trial is expected to last years and involve hundreds of witnesses. There are more than one million pages of prosecution documents. Continued...
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