American legal adviser Peter Robinson, center, is seen during a press conference outside the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday May 25, 2009. Defense lawyers for Radovan Karadzic called on the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Monday to drop all charges against the former Bosnian Serb leader because of an alleged immunity deal with U.S. peace envoy Richard Holbrooke. In a motion, the lawyers say Holbrooke promised in July 1996 that Karadzic would not be prosecuted at the U.N. court in The Hague if he relinquished power and dropped out of public life. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

American legal adviser Peter Robinson, center, is seen during a press conference outside the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday May 25, 2009. Defense lawyers for Radovan Karadzic called on the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal Monday to drop all charges against the former Bosnian Serb leader because of an alleged immunity deal with U.S. peace envoy Richard Holbrooke. In a motion, the lawyers say Holbrooke promised in July 1996 that Karadzic would not be prosecuted at the U.N. court in The Hague if he relinquished power and dropped out of public life.

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