Appeals judges at the United Nations Yugoslav war crimes tribunal have reinstated a charge of genocide against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić, after it was dismissed last year.
The count of genocide being reinstated means that Karadzic will now face 11 charges in total, including for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre that saw more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys slaughtered by Serb forces.
Appeals judges found that evidence "could indicate that Karadzic possessed genocidal intent".
The Appeals Chamber released a press statement, which concluded that,
“evidence could prove that the underlying genocidal act of causing serious bodily or mental harm occurred".
It went on to state,
“this evidence could prove that the underlying genocidal act of deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of victims occurred, and that no reasonable trial chamber could find to the contrary.”
“Specifically, the Appeals Chamber noted evidence regarding particular statements by Karadžić and other alleged members of the JCE (Joint Criminal Enterprise) which could indicate that they possessed genocidal intent."
See the full statement here.
