International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indictee Vojislav Seselj has filed a request seeking €2 million for violations of his basic human rights during 9 years of incarceration, the ICTY said in a statement delivered to Tanjug.

Seselj is demanding €300,000 compensation for an attempt to impose a lawyer on him and another  €100,000 for not being allowed to study the legal sources invoked by the trial chamber in its decisions and by the prosecution in their documents.

He is seeking €100,000 for the ICTY's refusal to provide him with files in Serbian and on paper, another €200,000 for the number of years he says his right to legal assistance was breached; and €100,000 for being prevented from communicating with his legal advisers.

Seselj wants €200,000 for being denied contact with family, friends, his doctor etc., €400,000 for violations to the right to the finance of his defence and breach of the principle of equality; and €500,000 for intentional prolongation of the trial.

Finally, Seselj also demands €100,000 for being tried for contempt, a deed not registered in the ICTY statute and not based on international law.

He has been in ICTY custody for nearly 9 years, and his trial started November 7, 2007.