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| The Hague tribunal has rejected the argument by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic that he should not be prosecuted because of an immunity deal. | The Hague tribunal has rejected the argument by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic that he should not be prosecuted because of an immunity deal. |
| Mr Karadzic said the former US peace envoy Richard Holbrooke had promised him immunity from prosecution if he gave up politics. | Mr Karadzic said the former US peace envoy Richard Holbrooke had promised him immunity from prosecution if he gave up politics. |
| Mr Holbrooke has repeatedly denied there was any such deal. | Mr Holbrooke has repeatedly denied there was any such deal. |
| The court said even if there was, it did not have legal standing, and that Mr Karadzic's trial should go ahead. | |
| Mr Karadzic, 64, faces 11 charges including genocide. | |
| He says Mr Holbrooke, then the US envoy to Bosnia, agreed to provide him with immunity at a meeting with his representatives in Belgrade on 18-19 July, 1996. | He says Mr Holbrooke, then the US envoy to Bosnia, agreed to provide him with immunity at a meeting with his representatives in Belgrade on 18-19 July, 1996. |
| Mr Holbrooke - now the US envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan - has described the claim as "laughable" and "a lie". | Mr Holbrooke - now the US envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan - has described the claim as "laughable" and "a lie". |
| Mr Karadzic was arrested and brought to the tribunal last year, after more than a decade in hiding. | Mr Karadzic was arrested and brought to the tribunal last year, after more than a decade in hiding. |
| He is accused of genocide over the massacre of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995, and is also charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. | He is accused of genocide over the massacre of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995, and is also charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. |
| The court filed a not guilty plea on his behalf after he refused to offer a plea, saying the court lacked jurisdiction. | The court filed a not guilty plea on his behalf after he refused to offer a plea, saying the court lacked jurisdiction. |