Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic denied charges of ethnic cleansing at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, as he began his closing defence arguments.
Karadzic, who submitted a 800 page written brief to the court, rejected what he called “lies” laid out in the 11 charges against him, including genocide.
"It is the Serb people that stand accused," he told his judges. “The entire case against me is false... I know the truth, the prosecution knows the truth, they are trying to delude the court.”
Karadzic went on to say, “I know of no one in the Serb leadership who wanted to harm Muslims or Croats” adding, “I really was a true friend to the Muslims.”
Over 8,000 Muslim men and boys were murdered in Srebrenica by Serb forces.
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Karadzic, who submitted a 800 page written brief to the court, rejected what he called “lies” laid out in the 11 charges against him, including genocide.
"It is the Serb people that stand accused," he told his judges. “The entire case against me is false... I know the truth, the prosecution knows the truth, they are trying to delude the court.”
Karadzic went on to say, “I know of no one in the Serb leadership who wanted to harm Muslims or Croats” adding, “I really was a true friend to the Muslims.”
Over 8,000 Muslim men and boys were murdered in Srebrenica by Serb forces.
Karadzic was 'driving force' for genocide say prosecutors (29 September 2014)
Prosecutors call for Karadzic to be jailed for life over genocide (27 September 2014)