Radovan Karadzic lodged a last-minute appeal against his transfer to the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague where he is to be tried for his role in Bosnia’s 1992-1995 war, a daily reported on Saturday.The appeal was posted by regular mail just before an overnight deadline expired, “so that it cannot be immediately forwarded to the war crimes court” in Serbia, Politika cited Karadzic’s lawyer, Svetozar Vujacic, as saying.“Depriving the public of information about (the appeal) is part of the defence strategy,” Vujacic was quoted as saying earlier by Tanjug news agency.Karadzic, 63, the wartime Bosnian Serb leader indicted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, was arrested in Belgrade on Monday, having evaded capture for more than a decade.Despite his legal challenge, Karadzic still looks set to be transferred to The Hague next week.
