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1005:(Article 81), that mandates would be given to candidates appearing on the relevant lists (Article 83), and that the submitters of the lists were responsible for selecting their parliamentary delegations within ten days of the final results being published (Article 84). See Law on the Election of Representatives, Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, No. 35/2000, made available via 689:, Radeta was specifically accused of having "contacted a prosecution witness and him Šešelj's lawyers 'would help him' if he changed his testimony" in a contempt of court case against the Radical Party leader. The witness was described as having later received a monthly payment from the Radical Party and a list of questions and answers to memorize. 608:, one of Serbia's deputy prime ministers, said, "we are used to listening to the ugliest words from the officials, but I could not believe that they are so shameless to offend the dead this is not the shame for the Radicals, it is a disgrace for those who voted for them and brought them to the parliament." Representatives of the 697:, not those accused of contempt of court or other comparatively minor crimes. The ICTY continued to demand that the three Radicals be extradited, arguing that Serbia's existing legal framework could not be used as an excuse for non-compliance and urging the country to change its legislation to comply with the arrest warrants. 383:

rather than to individual candidates, and it was common practice for the mandates to be assigned out of numerical order. Radeta could have been included in the SRS delegation at the start of parliament despite her position on the list, but she was not.) The DOS won a landslide victory, and the Radical Party served in

516:. Radeta remained with the Radicals and was considered a leading figure in the party's hardline wing. During an assembly debate in September 2008, after Karadžić's extradition, Radeta shouted, "A curse on every Radical, on his seed and family, who ever meets with Tadić after the shameful extradition." 382:

in December 2000, and Radeta appeared in the forty-second position on the Radical Party's list. The SRS won twenty-three seats, and Radeta was not initially included in the party's assembly delegation. (From 2000 to 2011, Serbian parliamentary mandates were awarded to sponsoring parties or coalitions

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Radeta deleted her Twitter account in the aftermath of this controversy. Šešelj contended that Radeta's tweet had been "clumsily" expressed and its meaning misunderstood; Radeta, he said, had meant to imply that Mehmedović's husband and sons had faked their deaths and were still alive in exile under

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from this period noted that Radeta was known for using extremely abusive language on Twitter long before this controversy and observed, "it would be hard for a respectable newspaper to reprint even a fraction of the epithets that the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly of Serbia used in reference to her

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In May 2022, Vojislav Šešelj received a summons to appear before the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals to respond to charges concerning the publication of classified information and the names of protected witnesses. An indictment was later filed against Šešelj and four other

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and was awarded a mandate for a second term when the list won eighty-two seats. Although the Radicals won more seats than any other party in this election, they fell well short of a majority and continued to serve in opposition. During this term, Radeta served as deputy chair of the judiciary and

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and was given a mandate for a third term when the party won eighty-one seats. As before, the Radicals won the greatest number of seats but could not form government and remained in opposition. Radeta again served as deputy chair of the legislative committee and was a member of the judiciary and

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The three accused SRS members declined to go to The Hague to face the charges, and the Belgrade Higher Court later ruled that the country was not obligated to extradite them. The court determined that Serbian law only requires the extradition of persons accused of serious offences such as

433:(ZES) alliance, and the Radicals continued in opposition. In this term, Radeta again served on the legislative, constitutional affairs, and judiciary committees and was a member of the committee on interethnic relations and the parliamentary friendship group with 558:. She was also a member of the committee on constitutional and legal issues, the committee on the rights of the child, and the judiciary committee; a deputy member of the administrative committee; and a member of the parliamentary friendship groups with 705:

responded in August 2016 that Serbia's law on extraditions had been adopted by the Serbian parliament in cooperation with international agencies, that no objections were raised at the time, and that the tribunal had no authority to propose changes.

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administration committee and was a member of the committee on constitutional affairs. In 2005, she attempted to amend Serbia's information law to ban the registration of media outlets that, in her words, "report notorious lies by pathological liar

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Notwithstanding the warrant for her own arrest, Radeta was appointed as leader of Šešelj's defense team. In late February 2024, the presiding justice ruled that the case against Šešelj and his co-defendants should be transferred to Serbia.

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In the 2004 local elections, the first one-third of mandates were awarded to candidates on successful lists in numerical order. Radeta was automatically elected by virtue of her list position. See Law on Local Elections (June 2002)

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Serbia's electoral system was reformed in 2011, such that all parliamentary mandates were awarded in numerical order to candidates on successful lists. Radeta received the sixth position on the Radical Party's list in the

721:, responded by stating that, "There is a Serbian court ruling that they will not be surrendered. There is no legal ground for this , and we have to respect the conclusions of the independent judicial authorities." 663:(PACE) on 25 June 2007 and continued in this role until 1 November 2012. For most of her tenure, she was a member of the social, health, and family affairs committee. She did not serve with any political grouping. 612:

Council for Protection of Human Rights and Freedom urged Serbian civil society and media to distance themselves from "this sublimate of fascism" and "clearly reject it and support justice for both dead and alive.”

365:. This was a watershed event in the political culture of Yugoslavia and Serbia; the Marjanović government fell after Milošević's defeat, and Radeta's tenure as a deputy minister ended in October 2000. 1251: 1528: 501:(DS), stated that "Radeta's comments could be interpreted as a call for violence, as justification for 's murder." Some of Tadić's supporters called for legal action to be taken against Radeta. 479:. Radeta was quoted as saying, "We are not threatening (him), but we are warning of the curse which followed all the traitors in Serbian history." She also said that the Radicals had asked the 449: 423:

and was again included in her party's delegation when the list won seventy-eight seats. The overall results of the election were inconclusive, and the Radicals held discussions with the

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by the ICTY for having allegedly "threatened, intimidated, offered bribes to or otherwise interfered with" witnesses in the trial of party leader Vojislav Šešelj. According to

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on them; the Radical Party's hope was that the church would take these steps against Tadić. Radeta's comments were widely reported in the international media, including the

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Serbia's Law on the Election of Representatives (2000) stipulated that parliamentary mandates would be awarded to electoral lists (Article 80) that crossed the

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Aleksandar Vučić reaffirmed his government's view that the decision of the Belgrade Higher Court was binding and that the two accused would not be extradited.

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and was elected when the list won a plurality victory with twenty-six out of fifty-seven mandates. She did not seek re-election at the local level in 2008.

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organization, by tweeting, "Who is going to bury her? The husband or sons?" Mehmedović's husband and two sons were killed by Serb forces in the 1995

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In December 2020, the IRMCT reiterated its demand that Radeta and Jojić be extradited to The Hague. In June of the following year,

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noted that this comment was directed at Nikolić, who had recently met with Tadić to ensure the passage of a key agreement with the

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to state its opinion on the extradition, on the grounds that only the church could formally excommunicate its members and cast

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The Radical Party experienced a serious split later in 2008, with several prominent members joining the more moderate

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constitutional affairs committees; she was also a member of Serbia's republic election commission during this time.

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Law on the Election of Members of the Parliament (2000, as amended 2011) (Articles 88 & 92) made available via

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In July 2008, Radeta took part in a Belgrade rally against the Serbian government's decision to extradite former

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Formally known by this time as the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration, and Local Self-government.

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Jovana Gec, "Deadline for Karadzic to file appeal passes amid efforts to stall his extradition,"

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Radeta appeared in the fifth position on the SRS list for the Zemun municipal assembly in the

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Formally known as the Committee on Administrative, Budgetary, Mandate, and Immunity Issues.

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parliamentary elections. In each case, the list failed to cross the electoral threshold.

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Radical Party officials in August 2023; Radeta was not included in the indictment.

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With the wrapping up of the ICTY in December 2017, the case was transferred to the

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issued high-priority red notices for the arrests of Radeta and her two colleagues.

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Suzana Markovic, "Serb hardliners use Karadzic to turn up heat on pro-EU gov't,"

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Milica Stojanović, "Serbian State Security Officials’ Verdict Due by June 30"

1755:"Interpol Issues Arrest Notices For Associates Of Serbian Ultranationalist," 694: 600:, and Radeta's comment was immediately condemned by several politicians and 567: 453: 1455:, Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 13 April 2024. 1435:, Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 13 April 2024. 1377:"Serbian Radicals' leader reportedly losing control of assembly deputies," 1338:, 26 July 2008; "Death threats to Serbian president over Karadzic arrest," 1326:, 27 July 2008; Neil MacDonald, "Belgrade prepares for Karadzic backlash," 1115:"Serbia: B92TV receives bomb threats after broadcasting war-crimes video," 992:, Republic Election Commission, Republic of Serbia, accessed 13 April 2024. 390:

She was given the thirty-fifth position on the Radical Party's list in the

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Radeta was appointed as a substitute member of Serbia's delegation to the

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See for instance "Serb's Extradition Is Challenged Over Arrest Details,"

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Radeta was given the fifth and final position on the Radical Party's

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who was assassinated in 2003 after approving the extradition of

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Radeta appeared in the eighth position on the SRS list in the

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After several years in opposition, the Radical Party joined a

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Radeta was given the fifth position on the SRS list in the

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2000 City Assembly of Belgrade election: Zemun Division 11

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She was again included on the Radical Party's list in the

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In January 2015, Radeta and fellow Radical Party members

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International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

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International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

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politician. She is a prominent figure in the far-right

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Mina Ćurčić, "Radeta: Pred Šešeljom nema večnih tajni"

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Balkan Insight, 9 June 2021, accessed 22 October 2021.

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