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Radovan Karadzic to appear before UN war crimes tribunal

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is scheduled to appear in court today to be charged with war crimes.

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  • Published: 11:11 July 31, 2008
  • Gulf News

  • Karadzic had been on the run for 13 years but was arrested last week.
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The Hague: Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is scheduled to appear in court today to be charged with war crimes.

He will appear before the UN war crimes tribunal in the Hague at round 5pm (UAE time) where he faces 11 charges related to the Bosnian war in the 1990s.

Karadzic had been on the run for 13 years but was arrested last week.

He does not have to enter a plea at the first hearing but will be required to do so within 30 days.

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