Radovan Karadzic Demands Praise for Wartime Role as His Genocide Trial Begins

October 16, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

WARNING: Graphic Content. Radovan Karadzic, former Bosnian Serb leader says he deserves praise, not condemnation, for his actions during the Balkan wars. Karadzic is accused of the massacre of Bosnian Muslims in 1995. Appearing on the first day of his defense at the Hague Karadzic is hoping to convince judges of his innocence in the bloody 1992-95 Bosnian conflict, but it could take him up to two years to finish presenting his case. Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports from the Hague.

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Radovan Karadžić

Radovan Karadžić is a former Bosnian Serb politician. During the breakup of Yugoslavia, Karadžić, as President of the Republika Srpska, sought the direct unification of that entity with Serbia. He is detained in the United Nations Detention Unit of Scheveningen, accused of war... Explore this topic

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International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

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Bosnian War

Unter dem Begriff Bosnienkrieg wird der Krieg in Bosnien und Herzegowina von 1992 bis 1995 verstanden. Infolge des beginnenden Zerfalls der Sozialistischen Föderativen Republik Jugoslawien sowie der damit verbundenen kriegerischen Auseinandersetzungen besonders in Kroatien wuc... Explore this topic

Srebrenica massacre

The Srebrenica massacre, also known as the Srebrenica genocide, refers to the July 1995 killing, during the Bosnian War, of more than 8,000 Bosniaks, mainly men and boys, in and around the town of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by units of the Army of Republika Srpska u... Explore this topic

Siege of Sarajevo

The Siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. After being initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was besieged by the Army of Republika Srpska from 5 Apri... Explore this topic

Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina are people of Serb ethnicity inhabiting the Balkan regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, or, since the establishment of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a state in the 1990s, the Serbs who have its citizenship. The Serbs are one of the three constitut... Explore this topic

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