Radovan Karad"ić
As the court-appointed counsel for Mr. Karad"ić will need time to prepare his case, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague also issued the decision to resume the trial on 1 March 2010.
Mr. Karad"ić refused to appear at the start of his trial on 26 October, claiming his defence " which he has been preparing himself " was not ready, despite ICTY decisions stating that he had been given adequate time.
Mr. Karad"ić received four separate warnings before and after the trial"s scheduled commencement date that his obstructive conduct would result in the Court assigning a lawyer to him and proceedings continuing without him.
Given his right to self-representation, Mr. Karad"ić will continue to act in his own defence, including the handling of day-to-day matters, such as filing motions and responses to motions issued by the prosecution, as well as preparing himself for trial next year.
The ICTY said in a
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