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Karadzic faces historic verdict at UN war crimes court

– ‘Man of peace’ –

During the trial, which ended in October 2014 after an exhausting 497 days in the courtroom, some 115,000 pages of documentary evidence were presented along with 586 witnesses, while court officials recorded some 47,500 pages of transcripts.

Karadzic, whose famous shock of grey hair has turned white, led his own defence and repeatedly insisted he was a “man of peace” and “a friend to Muslims” seeking to prevent the worst excesses of the conflict.

Karadzic’s legal advisor Peter Robinson however admitted to AFP that “it would be a huge surprise to everyone if Karadzic was completely acquitted, so I’m not expecting that.”

About 150 representatives from survivors’ groups will attend Thursday’s judgement including survivors of detention camps and widows and mothers of Srebrenica victims, some still waiting for word about their missing relatives.

Press and political interest in the verdict is also intense, with the public gallery expected to be packed to capacity, the proceedings being watched by more than 200 journalists and 50 diplomats.

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