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A genocide charge against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been reinstated at the UN Yugoslav war crimes tribunal at The Hague. A second genocide charge against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been reinstated at the UN Yugoslav war crimes tribunal at The Hague.
The count of genocide relates to a campaign of killing and mistreating non-Serbs in seven municipalities at the start of the Bosnian war in 1992.The count of genocide relates to a campaign of killing and mistreating non-Serbs in seven municipalities at the start of the Bosnian war in 1992.
He currently faces 10 other charges, including another genocide count for the Srebrenica massacre. The ruling means he now faces 11 charges, including an initial charge of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre.
More than 7,500 Muslim men and boys died in the enclave in July 1995.More than 7,500 Muslim men and boys died in the enclave in July 1995.
It was the worst atrocity in Europe since the end of World War II.
Prior to Thursday's ruling, Mr Karadzic had been on trial for 10 charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
They include allegations that he orchestrated the shelling of Sarajevo, and the use of 284 UN peacekeepers as human shields in May and June 1995.
The additional charge of genocide had been brought against him over a campaign to drive hundreds of thousands of Muslims and Croats out of large parts of Bosnia at the start of the three-year war.
It was dismissed by judges in June last year for lack of evidence.
But appeals judges now believe evidence presented by the prosecution "could indicate that Karadzic possessed genocidal intent" against Muslims and Croats, Judge Theodor Meron said on Thursday.
The former Bosnian Serb leader was arrested in Belgrade in 2008 after 13 years on the run.
He had been found living in disguise in Belgrade, under a false name and working as a New Age healer. A bushy grey beard and thick glasses had transformed his appearance.