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UN tribunal replaces judges in Karadzic case
A new group of judges has been assigned to the case of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on Thursday.
- Agencies
- Published: 18:00 August 21, 2008
Amsterdam: A new group of judges has been assigned to the case of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on Thursday.
Karadzic demanded the UN tribunal in the Hague replace the judges earlier this week, saying the presiding judge, Alphons Orie, had a "personal interest" because he participated in previous trials and would want the judgments in those cases validated.
The judges were replaced for procedural reasons and was not in response to his request.
When prosecutors informed the tribunal that they were no longer trying to combine Karadzic's case with that of another suspect, his case was assigned to a different trial chamber.
Karadzic is due back in court on August 29, where he will be asked to enter a plea for the second time. If he refuses, as he did at his July 31 initial appearance, a plea of "not guilty" will be entered for him.
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