UN war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz told the UN Security Council that the case against Vojislav Seselj will be transferred to the Serbian judiciary in the near future.

“It can be expected that the transfer of the case against Vojislav Seselj to Serbia will be completed in the near future, so that he can be brought to trial there,” Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, said in his address to the UN SC.

He added that the transfer of the case is consistent with the Council’s decision that Member States should assume responsibility for contempt proceedings.

Vojislav Seselj, leader of the ultra-nationalist Serbian Radical Party (SRS), was sentenced to 10 years by the Hague Tribunal for inciting hatred against non-Serbs and returned to politics winning a seat in parliament after his release.

The Mechanism confirmed an indictment against Seselj 4 others in August 2023 for contempt of court. They were accused of knowingly interfering with the administration of justice, disclosing confidential information about protected witnesses, and failing to comply with court orders to cease the publication of confidential material.