Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic issued a motion to dismiss the indictment against him because he said the shutdown of the Hague Tribunal will cancel his right to appeal.
Former Republika Srpska President Radovan Karadzic continues presenting his defence evidence by examining witness Nenad Deronjic, who denies having participated in the shooting of Srebrenica Bosniaks near Konjevic Polje village, Bratunac municipality, in July 1995.
The Hague Tribunal announced that the verdict against wartime Republika Srpska general Radislav Krstic for contempt of court after failing to testify for Radovan Karadzic, will be rendered on July 18.
Testifying in defence of Radovan Karadzic before The Hague Tribunal, former Assistant Minister of Internal Affairs of Republika Srpska Milenko Karisik says that nobody informed him in July 1995 that crimes were committed against Muslims in Srebrenica.
As his trial continues at The Hague, former Republika Srpska President Radovan Karadzic presents testimonies by witnesses Milan Ninkovic and Mirko Trivic in an attempt to distance himself from attacks by the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, on Srebrenica in July 1995 and top army officials.
As the trial of Radovan Karadzic continues, former President of the Zvornik Crisis Committee Branko Grujic says that paramilitary formations were responsible for crimes against Bosniaks in that town.
A former intelligence officer with the Main Headquarters of the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, says, testifying in defence of Radovan Karadzic, that he first heard about the shooting of thousands of Bosniaks from Srebrenica, which happened in July 1995, at the end of that year or in 1996, although he was present in the enclave two days after its fall.
Retired intelligence Lieutenant Colonel of the Republika Srpska Army Petar Salapura says at Radovan Karadzics trial that the liquidation of Bosniaks had never been mentioned among members of the Main Headquarters of the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, prior to the attack on Srebrenica in July 1995.
Testifying in defence of Radovan Karadzic, his former advisor Bogdan Subotic says that the indictee would have never advisedly signed a directive, ordering the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, to create an unbearable situation of insecurity without hope in life and survival in Srebrenica.
The Hague Tribunal has been successful in bringing wartime commanders to justice but hasnt met expectations on reconciliation, chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz told BIRN.