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Karadzic absent: UN court adjourns genocide trial
Mon Oct 26, 4:41 am ET
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) – The genocide trial of Bosnian Serb wartime
leader Radovan Karadzic was adjourned in his absence Monday to Tuesday
afternoon for the prosecution to present its opening statement.
"In light of the absence of the accused and of counsel to represent him, the
chamber will adjourn these proceedings today," judge O-Gon Kwon said within
15 minutes of the opening of the trial, which Karadzic boycotted to insist
on more time to prepare his defence.
The judge said the hearing would reconvene at 14:15 pm (1315 GMT) on Tuesday
for the prosecution's opening statement.
"We request Mr Karadzic to attend so that his trial is not further
obstructed," he said.
Karadzic, who will conduct his own defence, informed the court last
Wednesday that he would not be present for the start of the trial, claiming
he had been denied adequate time to prepare his case.
The 64-year-old faces 11 charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against
humanity for his role in the 1992-95 Bosnian war in which 100,000 people
were killed and some 2.2 million displaced.
He was arrested on a Belgrade bus in July last year after 13 years on the
run and risks a life jail sentence. He denies all charges.
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