Seselj "learns" his Hague sentence will be "draconian"

Seselj "learns" his Hague sentence will be "draconian"

Asked to comment on a statement made by Deputy Prime Minister Rasim Ljajic, who said a report had been sent to the Hague Tribunal regarding "the difficulties with Seselj's extradition," the leader of the SRS party said the authorities' difficulty was in that he was "heavy."

"I will not go voluntarily to The Hague. Whether they'll carry me to the airport or something else, I do not know. I understand their difficulties, I'm pretty heavy, I weigh 130 and some kilos," Seselj told reporters during a party gathering in downtown Belgrade.

He added that he had not received any new summons or information about the hearing before the Special Court regarding the request for his extradition to the tribunal, that was postponed on March 10.

Seselj also said added that the zthree SRS officials wanted by the tribunal on contempt of court charges will also not go there voluntarily.

Speaking about the upcoming early parliamentary election, he said the SRS slogan will be, "Serbia in Safe Hands" and that the first rally - "a rally of revolt against Vucic's regime" - in the campaign will be held on March 24 in Belgrade's Republic Square.

The victims of NATO's 1999 bombing campaign, that was launched on March 24, will also be remembered "in the worthy, Radicals' way," while those who gather will protest against the verdict that will be announced the same day by the Hague Tribunal in the trial of Radovan Karadzic, and against a recently ratified agreement with NATO.

Seselj added that 30 SRS rallies will be held during the election campaign, including one in Pristina and one in the Serb enclave of Gracanica in Kosovo - "while the last one will be held in Novi Sad on April 20," four days before parliamentary, local and provincial elections Vojvodina - the last of which he said was "of particular interest" to his party.