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Karadžic to appeal latest court ruling 17 July 2009 | 11:02 | Source: Beta THE HAGUE -- Radovan Karadžic will appeal a decision by the Hague Tribunal trial chamber to turn down his earlier motion for the charges against him to be dropped. The former Bosnian Serb leader’s motion was based on his claim that he was granted immunity in 1996 in an agreement signed with U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke. Karadžic is accused of genocide and crimes against humanity against non-Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1992-1995. Karadžic’s defense claims that Judge Ian Bonomy (presiding) was incorrect to state that Holbrooke, during negotiations with their client in July 1996, had not been authorized to represent the UN Security Council, this being the basis for the court’s view that Holbrooke’s pledges to Karadžic had not been binding for the Hague Tribunal. The former Bosnian Serb leader filed his motion in May. Karadžic claimed that Holbrooke, negotiating on behalf of the U.S. and UN, had guaranteed him immunity in return for Karadžic withdrawing from politics and public life during talks with Slobodan Miloševic in Belgrade on July 18-19, 1996. “These questions strike at the heart of the legality of the trial and its eventual outcome. If Karadžic is right, he should not even be tried. A fast decision by the appeal court would speed up the trial and finish it, we hope,” Karadžic’s defense team stated. The former Bosnian Serb political leader was arrested on July 21, 2008 in Belgrade and extradited to the Tribunal nine days later. He refused to plead to the charges against him on the first day of proceedings, which was taken for a “not guilty” plea by the tribunal. ------------------------------------ =============== Group Moderator: sorabia-ow...@yahoogroups.com page at http://magazine.sorabia.net for more informations about current situation in Serbia http://www.sorabia.net Slusajte GLAS SORABIJE nas talk internet-radio (Serbian Only) http://radio.sorabia.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:sorabia-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:sorabia-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: sorabia-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
