Hague: Šešelj trial continues

After an 11-month break, the trial before the Hague Tribunal of Serb Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Šešelj continued on Tuesday.

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After an 11-month break, the trial before the Hague Tribunal of Serb Radical Party (SRS) leader Vojislav Seselj continued on Tuesday. Seselj is accused of war crimes against non-Serbs in Croatia, Vojvodina and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Hague: Seselj trial continues Seselj today called for the Hague Tribunal to enable him to hold a telephone conference meeting with journalists in Belgrade before the local elections that will be held in the municipality of Odzaci. He said that in custody, he had been rarely allowed contact with the outside world. “I have been a prisoner for seven years, but by law I am innocent until proven otherwise. Now, the first time in seven years, I am asking the trial chamber, considering that the local elections in Odzaci are scheduled for January 24, to allow me to speak to the Serbian public via a telephone press conference,” Seselj said. French Judge Jean-Claude Antonetti asked the prosecution and secretariat of the court to give him a written statement regarding Seselj’s proposal by Friday. The trial continued on Tuesday with the testimony of a protected witness and was closed to the public. The prosecution was expected to bring out its last witness in the case, and the trial chamber also called six witnesses. Since Seselj stated earlier that he would not be presenting the defense evidence, the trial could be coming to an end soon with closing statements from the prosecution and defense following the prosecution and chamber’s witnesses. Seselj’s trial began in November 2007 and was halted in February of last year after a witness stated that he was being threatened. The tribunal investigated these claims, though the findings of the investigation were not releases to the public or Seselj. Seselj has been in the custody of the Hague Tribunal since February 2003, after he voluntarily traveled to The Hague.

Hague: Šešelj trial continues

Šešelj today called for the Hague Tribunal to enable him to hold a telephone conference meeting with journalists in Belgrade before the local elections that will be held in the municipality of Odžaci.

He said that in custody, he had been rarely allowed contact with the outside world.

“I have been a prisoner for seven years, but by law I am innocent until proven otherwise. Now, the first time in seven years, I am asking the trial chamber, considering that the local elections in Odžaci are scheduled for January 24, to allow me to speak to the Serbian public via a telephone press conference,” Šešelj said.

French Judge Jean-Claude Antonetti asked the prosecution and secretariat of the court to give him a written statement regarding Šešelj’s proposal by Friday.

The trial continued on Tuesday with the testimony of a protected witness and was closed to the public.

The prosecution was expected to bring out its last witness in the case, and the trial chamber also called six witnesses.

Since Šešelj stated earlier that he would not be presenting the defense evidence, the trial could be coming to an end soon with closing statements from the prosecution and defense following the prosecution and chamber’s witnesses.

Šešelj’s trial began in November 2007 and was halted in February of last year after a witness stated that he was being threatened.

The tribunal investigated these claims, though the findings of the investigation were not releases to the public or Šešelj.

Šešelj has been in the custody of the Hague Tribunal since February 2003, after he voluntarily traveled to The Hague.

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