Vojislav Šešelj

Vojislav Šešelj (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Шешељ, pronounced [ʋǒjislaʋ ʃěʃeʎ]; born 11 October 1954) is a Serbian politician and war criminal. He is the founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS). From 1998 to 2000, he was a deputy prime minister of Serbia.

Šešelj is known for being charged by the ICTY with crimes against humanity and war crimes from the Bosnian War in January 2003. These charges were confirmed by a judge on February 14, 2003, and Šešelj surrendered to the ICTY on February 23, 2003. His trial did not begin until November 7, 2007. Šešelj's trial was marred by controversy: he went on a hunger strike for nearly a month until finally being allowed to represent himself, regularly insulted the judges and court prosecutors once proceedings commenced, disclosed the identities of protected witnesses and was penalized on three occasions for disrespecting the court. He did not call any witnesses in his defense.