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U.N. court rejects Karadzic legitimacy challenge

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The U.N. criminal tribunal for former Yugoslavia Monday rejected a motion by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic challenging the legitimacy of the court to try him for war crimes. Karadzic, facing 11 charges of war crimes arising from the 1992-95 Bosnian war, including genocide at Srebrenica, lodged a motion last month arguing that the court was a prosecuting organ of the U.N. Security Council. The court said Karadzic's motion that the tribunal was not legally constituted was without merit and such a decision should not come as a surprise to him given the history of the case. "The trial chamber ... Read Full Story

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Trade ban lifted, Serbia closer to EU

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BELGRADE, Serbia, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The European Union says it will unfreeze its Interim Trade Agreement with Serbia, citing the country's cooperation with the United Nations' war crimes tribunal. The decision came after the Netherlands ended its 18-month opposition to closer EU ties for Serbia, BBC News reported Monday. The Dutch government had been holding up the trade deal, demanding Serbia do more to track down fugitive Balkans war crimes suspects. The breakthrough came after EU ministers met with Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz, who reported positively on Serbia's assistance to the tribunal, Serbian broadcaster B92 reported. Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic ... Read Full Story

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Karadzic files motion to remove appointed lawyer

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THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic filed a motion on Friday to replace a lawyer appointed to him by a war crimes tribunal, saying he wanted to work with someone who shared his "heritage and language." Karadzic, who has denied all 11 war crimes charges from the 1992-95 Bosnian war, including genocide at Srebrenica, had been representing himself and boycotted the first three days of his trial in an attempt to win more time to prepare his defense. Judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) last month appointed London-based barrister Richard Harvey as Karadzic's legal counsel ... Read Full Story

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Serbia raids homes of suspected Mladic helpers

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BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbian state security agents raided three homes of suspected helpers of fugitive top war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic, seeking leads to the former Bosnian Serb military commander, an official said on Thursday. The raid was conducted on Wednesday, a day before chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz presents a report to the Security Council about Serbia's cooperation with his office. The arrest of Mladic, indicted by the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague for genocide over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims and the siege of Sarajevo, is seen as key for Serbia's bid to join the European ... Read Full Story

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Karadzic challenges appointment of defense lawyer

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Radovan Karadzic will challenge the decision by war crimes judges to appoint him a defense lawyer in a trial in which the former Bosnian Serb leader is representing himself, his legal adviser said on Thursday. Judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia last month appointed London-based barrister Richard Harvey as Karadzic's legal counsel after he boycotted the trial. The court denied Karadzic's request to appeal that decision. If Karadzic continues to boycott the trial, he will forfeit his right to self-representation and the appointed lawyer will take over, the court said. "Karadzic will file a motion challenging the ... Read Full Story

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Serbia welcomes unblocking of EU trade deal

Belgrade - Serbian officials and businessmen on Tuesday welcomed a European Union decision to unblock a trade deal with Belgrade, saying it would open the doors for foreign investment in Serbia and the country's integration into the bloc. EU foreign ...

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