Šešelj to waive defense?

Indicted Serb Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Šešelj said yesterday that he would not be presenting a defense once the prosecution rested its case.

Izvor: Beta

Friday, 09.01.2009.

10:40

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Indicted Serb Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj said yesterday that he would not be presenting a defense once the prosecution rested its case. Seselj, who is accused of war crimes against Croats and Muslims in Croatia, Vojvodina and Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1991-92, said that once the prosecution finished presenting its case against him, he would not be defending himself or calling any witnesses, adding that he would tell his legal advisers to prepare a closing statement. Seselj to waive defense? His trial began on November and resumed yesterday morning after a holiday recess. The prosecution has another month to present evidence against Seselj, who is representing himself in court. “There will be no evidence presented by the defense. I told (legal adviser) Zoran Krasic to prepare a closing statement. We are going to the closing statements once the prosecution finishes its case,” Seselj said. The SRS leader claimed that the Tribunal was not allowing him to meet with his legal advisers without surveillance and was impeding the financing of his defense. He said that there was a possibility that he could begin a hunger strike in defense of his rights again, and also file a suit against the United Nations. French judge Jean-Claude Antonetti (presiding) said that Seselj was allowed to contact his legal advisers, but that only one adviser, Boris Aleksic, could look at classified information, because the court had prohibited the other two, Zoran Krasic and Slavko Jerkovic, from doing so. Antonetti pointed out that Seselj had failed to furnish the court will all the necessary documents regarding his property and that this was the reason that the court could not finance his defense.

Šešelj to waive defense?

His trial began on November and resumed yesterday morning after a holiday recess. The prosecution has another month to present evidence against Šešelj, who is representing himself in court.

“There will be no evidence presented by the defense. I told (legal adviser) Zoran Krasić to prepare a closing statement. We are going to the closing statements once the prosecution finishes its case,” Šešelj said.

The SRS leader claimed that the Tribunal was not allowing him to meet with his legal advisers without surveillance and was impeding the financing of his defense. He said that there was a possibility that he could begin a hunger strike in defense of his rights again, and also file a suit against the United Nations.

French judge Jean-Claude Antonetti (presiding) said that Šešelj was allowed to contact his legal advisers, but that only one adviser, Boris Aleksić, could look at classified information, because the court had prohibited the other two, Zoran Krasić and Slavko Jerković, from doing so.

Antonetti pointed out that Šešelj had failed to furnish the court will all the necessary documents regarding his property and that this was the reason that the court could not finance his defense.

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