Šešelj undergoes surgery in Hague

Vojislav Šešelj's party, the Serb Radicals (SRS), say their leader was operated on in The Hague.

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Vojislav Seselj's party, the Serb Radicals (SRS), say their leader was operated on in The Hague. Seselj has been detained at the UN war crimes court in that city since 2003 and is currently being tried on charges of war crimes. Seselj undergoes surgery in Hague The party said in Belgrade on Friday that they "feared the operation was not successful". According to this, the procedure was heart-related and involved cardiac ablation. The party is demanding that independent experts give their opinion on Seselj's health, and accused the court of obscuring the truth in the case. They claim that medical procedures after the surgery were not respected, including a failure to send the cardiogram report to a specialist. SRS official Zoran Krasic also told reporters that the machine that was to measure the condition of Seselj's heart was broken at the Hague detention unit. Krasic also wondered whether the ablation machine was functioning properly, since the procedure took three hours, and why it will not be announced for another three months whether or not it was successful. "SRS is interested in finding out the number of arrhythmias and heart beats that Seselj had when he went into the operating room, and the number that was present when he went out," said Krasic. According to this SRS official, the party has since been in contact with Seselj in the Hague but could not give any other details concerning his health. A file photo of Vojislav Seselj in a Hague courtroom (ICTY)

Šešelj undergoes surgery in Hague

The party said in Belgrade on Friday that they "feared the operation was not successful".

According to this, the procedure was heart-related and involved cardiac ablation.

The party is demanding that independent experts give their opinion on Šešelj's health, and accused the court of obscuring the truth in the case.

They claim that medical procedures after the surgery were not respected, including a failure to send the cardiogram report to a specialist.

SRS official Zoran Krasić also told reporters that the machine that was to measure the condition of Šešelj's heart was broken at the Hague detention unit.

Krasić also wondered whether the ablation machine was functioning properly, since the procedure took three hours, and why it will not be announced for another three months whether or not it was successful.

"SRS is interested in finding out the number of arrhythmias and heart beats that Šešelj had when he went into the operating room, and the number that was present when he went out," said Krasić.

According to this SRS official, the party has since been in contact with Šešelj in the Hague but could not give any other details concerning his health.

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