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UN court acquits Serb ultranationalist Seselj of charges

He was charged with recruiting and arming Serb paramilitaries blamed for atrocities in Bosnian and Croatia.

March 31, 2016 06:49 pm | Updated October 05, 2016 08:10 am IST - THE HAGUE (NETHERLANDS):

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In this March 24, 2016 file photo, Serbian ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj waves to supporters during a rally in Belgrade, Serbia. The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has acquitted Mr. Seselj on all nine counts that United Nations prosecutors filed against him in his marathon trial.

In this March 24, 2016 file photo, Serbian ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj waves to supporters during a rally in Belgrade, Serbia. The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has acquitted Mr. Seselj on all nine counts that United Nations prosecutors filed against him in his marathon trial.

The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has acquitted Serbian ultranationalist politician Vojislav Seselj on all nine counts that United Nations prosecutors filed against him in his marathon trial.

Mr. Seselj was not present at court in The Hague for the hearing as Presiding Judge Jean-Claude Antonetti said Thursday- “Following this verdict, Vojislav Seselj is now a free man.”

Charge: recruiting, arming paramilitaries

Mr. Seselj had been charged with recruiting and arming the Serb paramilitaries blamed for atrocities in Bosnian and Croatia.

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