<http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/5932237/Dutch-soldiers-to -testify-for-Karadzic> http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/5932237/Dutch-soldiers-to- testify-for-Karadzic
Dutch soldiers to testify for Karadzic Published: Saturday 23 August 2008 15:10 UTC Last updated: Saturday 23 August 2008 15:10 UTC A legal adviser to Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader now facing war crimes charges at the Yugoslavia tribunal in The Hague, says at least 15 former soldiers who served with the Dutch battalion Bosnia are willing to testify for Mr Karadzic. The lawyer claims that two Dutch soldiers have already been interviewed about their testimony in favour of Mr Karadzic. Many of the former Dutch soldiers who served in Bosnia are still experiencing problems as they have been blamed for the fall of Srebrenica, a UN-protected enclave home to thousands of Muslims. After Srebrenica was overrun by Bosnian Serb forces, more than 7000 Muslim men and boys were taken away and murdered. The former Dutch soldiers prepared to testify for Mr Karadzic say they want to make it absolutely clear to the tribunal that they had to protect themselves from the Muslims, rather than protecting Muslims from the Serbians.
