Prosecutor unhappy with Šešelj verdict

Prosecutor Bruce MacFarlane has requested that Šešelj's prison sentence be extended from 18 months to 3 years, the Hague announced on Monday.

Izvor: Tanjug

Monday, 14.11.2011.

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Prosecutor Bruce MacFarlane has requested that Seselj's prison sentence be extended from 18 months to 3 years, the Hague announced on Monday. MacFarlane, who is not employed by the Hague Tribunal but acts in his capacity as "friend of the court", is in charge of the contempt of court case against Serb Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj. Prosecutor unhappy with Seselj verdict MacFarlane argued that the 18-month sentence was to short for revealing the identities of protected witnesses and complained that Seselj was serving the sentence simultaneously with the original 15-month sentence for the same crime. The Hague issued the 18-month sentence for contempt of court in late October. This was the second time Seselj had been brought up on such charges. The first case, completed on May 19, resulted in the 15-month sentence for revealing confidential information. Seselj is currently again standing trial on charges of contempt, but this time it is because he used his website to publicize the confidential information about the identity of the witnesses who had been the reason for his first two sentences. Seselj has been in the custody at the Hague Tribunal since he voluntarily surrendered in early 2003. The war crimes trial against him started in November 2007. The closing arguments in that case are expected to be given in March 2012. Vojislav Seselj at the Hague Tribunal (ICTY, file)

Prosecutor unhappy with Šešelj verdict

MacFarlane argued that the 18-month sentence was to short for revealing the identities of protected witnesses and complained that Šešelj was serving the sentence simultaneously with the original 15-month sentence for the same crime.

The Hague issued the 18-month sentence for contempt of court in late October.

This was the second time Šešelj had been brought up on such charges. The first case, completed on May 19, resulted in the 15-month sentence for revealing confidential information.

Šešelj is currently again standing trial on charges of contempt, but this time it is because he used his website to publicize the confidential information about the identity of the witnesses who had been the reason for his first two sentences.

Šešelj has been in the custody at the Hague Tribunal since he voluntarily surrendered in early 2003. The war crimes trial against him started in November 2007. The closing arguments in that case are expected to be given in March 2012.

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