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BUDAPEST TIMES (HUNGARY) Karadzic: not all in mass graves from massacre Written by Dan Nolan Tuesday, 04 August 2009 Radovan Karadzic claimed last Thursday that forensic tests can prove that the death toll of the Srebrenica massacre in 1995 was exaggerated. The former Bosnian Serb leader, who will face a number of charges including three for war crimes and five for crimes against humanity, allegedly masterminded the mass slaughter of over 8,000 Muslim adult males in Europe’s biggest atrocity since the Second World War. Cause of death So far more than 6,000 bodies have been excavated from various burial sites in the area. Karadzic claims, however, that DNA data from the mass graves will bear out his claim that many of the deaths occurred beforehand. He told a pre-trial hearing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) that “we have to establish the truth about when someone died, whether in 1992, 1993 or 1995; whether they were killed in combat or executions.” Judge questions point Karadzic did not reply to judge Iain Bonomy’s question of how the tests would help in his defense, nor his warning that the request could delay the trial, for which a starting date has not yet been set. The remains of the 534 Srebrenica victims most recently disinterred from mass graves were laid to rest last month at a ceremony marking the 14th anniversary of the massacre at the Srebrenica-Potocari memorial centre. Prosecutors had made no official response to his statement as of last Friday. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "serbia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/serbia -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
