The genocide that took place after the fall of the Muslim enclave of Srebrenica in 1995 is a myth, according to former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.
Addressing the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Mr Karadzic said the more than 2000 bodies buried in graves at the Srebrenica Genocide memorial in the village of Potocari could well be from somewhere else. He said they could also be the remains of people killed during hostilities or who died a natural death.
He added that such a possibility has never been properly investigated. He then said the judges in The Hague should release him from charges of the genocide in Srebrenica.
Altogether, Mr Karadzic is facing 11 charges - including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes - relating to the 1992-1995 Bosnian war. The case against him has now been adjourned while the court waits for a ruling from the appeals chamber on his request for more time to prepare his defence.
Read more about the trial here.
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