Prosecutor asks court for rules
2008-08-05 20:05
Amsterdam - UN prosecutors have asked judges hearing former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic's war crimes case to set rules for his submissions.
They say they cannot make sense of his first submission, in which he said he didn't believe he could get a fair trial, and don't plan any response.
Karadzic declined to plead to the charges against him at his initial appearance July 31, and sent a four-page submission the following day. It said the media is biased against him and the US government wants him dead.
Prosecutors have opposed Karadzic's intention to defend himself and said on Tuesday they were not sure what legal standing the document has.
On August 29 Karadzic will again be asked to enter pleas or the judge will enter not-guilty pleas on his behalf.
- AP