Karadzic argues for annulment
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War crimes-accused Radovan Karadzic has demanded that the UN war crimes court annul his trial over procedural mistakes, threats against him and other lapses, according to a statement made public yesterday.
"Procedural violations ... the lack of respect for my rights ... the possibility of compulsory liquidation ... these questions must be clarified before continuing proceedings against me," the 63-year-old former Bosnian Serb leader said in an appeal that ended by arguing for the "annulment of the trial for these reasons".
Arrested in Belgrade last month on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, Karadzic was transferred to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague on July 30.
His trial is not due to start for several months.
This is not the first time Karadzic has challenged the legality of his trial.
Earlier he claimed an alleged deal - in which the US peace negotiator in Bosnia, Richard Holbrooke, had promised he would avoid trial if he withdrew from public life - invalidated his prosecution.
- AFP
