Karadzic in U.N. court to hear genocide charges

Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:07am EDT

THE HAGUE, July 31 (Reuters) - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic appeared before a U.N. war crimes judge for the first time on Thursday to answer genocide charges after his dramatic arrest that ended 11 years on the run.

Karadzic, who faces two charges of genocide as well as charges of persecution and deportation, wore a dark suit and appeared gaunt.

He was flown to the Netherlands from Serbia on Wednesday morning and is being held at the detention centre of the U.N. war crimes tribunal.

For more on Karadzic's extradition, users of 3000 Xtra can click on [ID:nL21245023] (Editing by Sami Aboudi) (Reporting by Alexandra Hudson)




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