Maverick Serb nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj has made his debut at the war crimes tribunal in The Hague by refusing to plead to charges against him. After listening to a full reading of the indictment, Seselj said he would exercise his right to enter a plea within 30 days if "errors" he found in the translation of the text were corrected. Seselj was indicted on 14 February on eight counts of crimes against humanity and six counts of violations of the laws or customs of war between 1991 and 1993. He came to The Hague of his own volition on Monday. He has previously denied the charges, which relate to atrocities carried out during the conflicts in Bosnia and Croatia. Prosecutors at the tribunal allege Seselj made nationalistic speeches which incited racial hatred. They also say he formed a paramilitary unit which committed atrocities in Croatia, Bosnia and the Vojvodina region of Serbia from 1991 to 1993.

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