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| Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is facing the first prosecution witnesses as his trial for genocide resumes at The Hague. | Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is facing the first prosecution witnesses as his trial for genocide resumes at The Hague. |
| The first witness is Ahmet Zulic, who was a prisoner in a Serb detention camp in north-western Bosnia. | |
| Mr Karadzic, who has been conducting his own defence, is expected to cross-examine him. | Mr Karadzic, who has been conducting his own defence, is expected to cross-examine him. |
| Mr Karadzic denies 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. | Mr Karadzic denies 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. |
| All charges relate to the conflict in Bosnia-Hercegovina during the early 1990s. | All charges relate to the conflict in Bosnia-Hercegovina during the early 1990s. |
| The prosecution is expected to present evidence from some 410 witnesses, over a period of several months. | The prosecution is expected to present evidence from some 410 witnesses, over a period of several months. |
| WITNESS - AHMET ZULIC Previously gave evidence in three other trials, including that of former Yugoslav President Slobodan MilosevicMuslim former inmate of Manjaca detention camp, near Sanski MostTestimony includes alleged murder in June 1992 of about 20 men made to dig their own graves by - it is claimed - Serb soldiersAlso a witness to alleged prisoner beatings and starvation. | WITNESS - AHMET ZULIC Previously gave evidence in three other trials, including that of former Yugoslav President Slobodan MilosevicMuslim former inmate of Manjaca detention camp, near Sanski MostTestimony includes alleged murder in June 1992 of about 20 men made to dig their own graves by - it is claimed - Serb soldiersAlso a witness to alleged prisoner beatings and starvation. |
| Mr Zulic, who was a prisoner in a detention camp near Sanski Most, has given evidence to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on three previous occasions, including in the trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. | Mr Zulic, who was a prisoner in a detention camp near Sanski Most, has given evidence to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on three previous occasions, including in the trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. |
| Mr Milosevic died of a heart attack in 2006 before the trial was concluded. | Mr Milosevic died of a heart attack in 2006 before the trial was concluded. |
| Mr Zulic's evidence will last about an hour and it is expected that he will then be cross-examined by Mr Karadzic. | Mr Zulic's evidence will last about an hour and it is expected that he will then be cross-examined by Mr Karadzic. |
| Although Mr Karadzic has said he wants to defend himself, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has ordered that British lawyer Richard Harvey be present in court to represent him if that becomes necessary. | Although Mr Karadzic has said he wants to defend himself, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has ordered that British lawyer Richard Harvey be present in court to represent him if that becomes necessary. |
| Mr Karadzic boycotted court proceedings last October when the prosecution first laid out the case against him. | Mr Karadzic boycotted court proceedings last October when the prosecution first laid out the case against him. |
| THE CHARGES Eleven counts of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and other atrocitiesCharged over shelling of Sarajevo during the city's siege, in which some 12,000 civilians diedAllegedly organised the massacre of up to 8,000 Bosniak men and youths in SrebrenicaTargeted Bosniak and Croat political leaders, intellectuals and professionalsUnlawfully deported and transferred civilians because of national or religious identityDestroyed homes, businesses and sacred sites Delays and prevarications at trial | THE CHARGES Eleven counts of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and other atrocitiesCharged over shelling of Sarajevo during the city's siege, in which some 12,000 civilians diedAllegedly organised the massacre of up to 8,000 Bosniak men and youths in SrebrenicaTargeted Bosniak and Croat political leaders, intellectuals and professionalsUnlawfully deported and transferred civilians because of national or religious identityDestroyed homes, businesses and sacred sites Delays and prevarications at trial |
| He has consistently asked for more time to prepare his defence. His last attempt to have the trial postponed was dismissed earlier this month. | He has consistently asked for more time to prepare his defence. His last attempt to have the trial postponed was dismissed earlier this month. |
| Mr Karadzic has been in custody for nearly two years and judges are determined that the hearings should get under way without further delay, says the BBC's Peter Biles in The Hague. | Mr Karadzic has been in custody for nearly two years and judges are determined that the hearings should get under way without further delay, says the BBC's Peter Biles in The Hague. |
| Mr Karadzic was arrested in Belgrade in 2008 after nearly 13 years on the run. | Mr Karadzic was arrested in Belgrade in 2008 after nearly 13 years on the run. |
| Prosecutors say he orchestrated a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" against Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) and Croats in eastern Bosnia, to create an ethnically pure Serbian state. | Prosecutors say he orchestrated a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" against Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) and Croats in eastern Bosnia, to create an ethnically pure Serbian state. |
| However, in March Mr Karadzic used his opening statement to dismiss some of the worst alleged atrocities of the 1992-95 Bosnian war as myths. | However, in March Mr Karadzic used his opening statement to dismiss some of the worst alleged atrocities of the 1992-95 Bosnian war as myths. |