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THE HAGUE: UN judges abruptly adjourned Radovan Karadzic’s war crimes trial on Monday after the former Bosnian Serb leader boycotted the opening day to protest his lack of time to prepare his defence.
Judge O-Gon Kwon said that in the absence of Karadzic, who was defending himself, or any lawyer representing him, he was suspending the case until tomorrow afternoon, when the prosecution would begin its opening statement.
It was not immediately clear what would happen if Karadzic again boycotts the trial tomorrow. Prosecutor Hildegard Uertz-Retzlaff urged judges to appoint a defence attorney to represent Karadzic whether he likes it or not, saying he should not be able to deliberately hold up the trial.
Karadzic, who was one of the central figures of the Balkan wars triggered by the breakup of Yugoslavia, faces two counts of genocide and nine other charges or war crimes and crimes against humanity, in the most important case since the incomplete trial of his former mentor, Slobodan Milosevic.
The former Yugoslav president died during his trial in 2006. The suspension brought cries of anguish and anger from the small public gallery that was packed with survivors of the war and media.
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