Karadzic asks judges to dismiss his genocide case

By Toby Sterling

Published June 11, 2012 2:35pm ET

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Karadzic asks judges to dismiss his genocide case — FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic enters the courtroom of the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Karadzic, 66, asked U.N. judges on Monday, June 11, 2012, to dismiss his war crimes case halfway through the trial. Prosecutors finished presenting evidence against Karadzic last month, and he is calling for dismissal of all or some charges before he presents his formal defense. (AP Photo/Michael Kooren/Pool, File) | MICHAEL KOOREN

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Former Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic on Monday asked U.N. judges to dismiss his war crimes case halfway through the trial.

Prosecutors finished presenting evidence against Karadzic last month, and he is calling for dismissal of all or some charges before he presents his formal defense. Such requests are rarely granted.

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