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| First Day of Karadzic Trial Ends |
| By voanews.com |
| Published: 10/26/2009 |
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Making good on his threat, former Serb leader Radovan Karadzic failed to appear in court for the opening of his trial on 11 counts of crimes against humanity and genocide, adjourning the proceedings in a mere 20 minutes. Radovan Karadzic's failure to show up angered both judges and prosecutors. Prosecutor Hildegard Uertz-Retzlaff accused Karadzic of manipulating the court, now that he has exhausted all the legal avenues to grant the extension he wants to prepare his case. "He also says, as soon as I am prepared, I will be happy to inform the trial chamber and OTP [Office of the Prosecutor] a few weeks in advance. In other words, the trial can only start if the accused says it should," the prosecutor said. She told judges they have two choices: either assign Karadzic a lawyer or let him continue to obstruct the proceedings. Judges said they will reconvene Tuesday to try and start the trial again and urged Karadzic to attend. But his legal advisors in Belgrade say he will not attend Tuesday's hearings until he is granted his several-month extension. Read More. |
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