Šešelj granted right to appeal

The Hague Tribunal's Trial Chamber has granted Vojislav Šešelj the right to appeal the court’s decision to appoint his defender.

Izvor: FoNet

Thursday, 31.08.2006.

16:03

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Šešelj granted right to appeal

The request to appeal the court’s decision to appoint Šešelj’s defender against his will has been filed by a Dutch lawyer appointed as a standby attorney. Šešelj had objected to this appointment as well, even though the role of this attorney was to monitor the process and involve himself only on the Trial Chamber’s permission, while the defense would still be conducted by the defendant.

In the meantime, the Pre-Trial chamber has decided that Šešelj cannot conduct his own defense, and will be represented by the British lawyer David Hooper. The time necessary for the second instance Trial Chamber to reach its decision regarding the appeal will condition the start of the trial. Should the Appeal Chamber confirm that the defendant cannot defend himself, the court-appointed defender will need time to acquaint himself with the indictment and the case.

The 14-count indictment accuses Šešelj personally of the crimes in Vukovar, Voćin, Bosanski Šamac, Zvornik and the village of Hrtkovci in Vojvodina. Šešelj surrendered voluntarily and arrived in the Hague on February 23, 2003, pleading not guilty on all counts of the indictment two days later. He is also indicted for the crimes committed by the SRS volunteers. He is charged with over 500 murders, while the list of towns where the crimes took place includes Sarajevo, Mostar, Nevesinje and Bijeljina. Šešelj would not enter a plea on that indictment; however, the record shows that he had pleaded not guilty.

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