Hague: Closing arguments in Šešelj trial

Closing arguments by the prosecution and defense in the Hague trial of Vojislav Šešelj began on Monday and will last until March 15.

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Monday, 05.03.2012.

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Closing arguments by the prosecution and defense in the Hague trial of Vojislav Seselj began on Monday and will last until March 15. The Hague Tribunal announced that the prosecutor should present their arguments from March 5 to 7, while the defense should present theirs from March 12 to 15. Hague: Closing arguments in Seselj trial The Trial Chamber scheduled closing arguments at the Seselj trial in October last year. The prosecutors and Seselj, who is defending himself in his own person, were given 10 hours to present their statements. The leader of the opposition Serb Radical Party (SRS) is on trial since 2007 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between 1991 and 1994 against the non-Serb population in Bosnia, Croatia and Vojvodina in northern Serbia. The Hague issued an indictment against Seselj in January 2003, and he voluntarily surrendered in February of that year. His trial began in November 2007. In the meantime, in July 2009, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court. In February 2010, the Hague charged Seselj with contempt of court for the second time, because he made public the identities of several protected witnesses from the main trial phase. In March last year, Seselj requested the Hague to pay him EUR 10 million damage and a release judgment because, he said, the prosecutor had failed in proving any of the allegations against him and had nothing to support their accusations against him. On May 4, the Trial Chamber rejected by a majority vote Seselj's request to be released from custody, and on May 24 last year, the SRS leader was once again charged with contempt of court. Vojislav Seselj (file) Tanjug

Hague: Closing arguments in Šešelj trial

The Trial Chamber scheduled closing arguments at the Šešelj trial in October last year. The prosecutors and Šešelj, who is defending himself in his own person, were given 10 hours to present their statements.

The leader of the opposition Serb Radical Party (SRS) is on trial since 2007 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between 1991 and 1994 against the non-Serb population in Bosnia, Croatia and Vojvodina in northern Serbia.

The Hague issued an indictment against Šešelj in January 2003, and he voluntarily surrendered in February of that year. His trial began in November 2007.

In the meantime, in July 2009, he was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court.

In February 2010, the Hague charged Šešelj with contempt of court for the second time, because he made public the identities of several protected witnesses from the main trial phase.

In March last year, Šešelj requested the Hague to pay him EUR 10 million damage and a release judgment because, he said, the prosecutor had failed in proving any of the allegations against him and had nothing to support their accusations against him.

On May 4, the Trial Chamber rejected by a majority vote Šešelj's request to be released from custody, and on May 24 last year, the SRS leader was once again charged with contempt of court.

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