United Nations prosecutors are seeking the return of a Serbian war crimes suspect who was temporarily released from The Hague, in order to receive treatment for cancer.
Vojislav Seselj, founder and president of the Serbian Radical Party, was released on “humanitarian grounds” last month, in order to return to Serbia and receive treatment for cancer.
On his return, he was greeted by some 5,000 supporters and made a speech vowing to overthrow “Serbian traitors” who had “become servants of the West.”
Prosecutors at the UN war crimes tribunal in the Hague filed a motion stating,
"He has clearly demonstrated that his health condition is no barrier to making unacceptable public statements that are inflammatory and insulting to victim communities."
The motion went on to say,
"He has also made public statements that call into question the Trial Chamber's assessment of the extremity of his health condition."
The idea of returning to The Hague was dismissed by Seslj’s Radical Party, who released a statement saying they would not heed any calls to return.
See our earlier posts:
Croatian PM cancels Belgrade trip over war crimes suspect release (29 November 2014)
Serbian war crimes suspect receives hero's welcome (12 November 2014)
Serbian war crimes suspect released for ‘compelling humanitarian reasons’ (08 November 2014)