Serbian war crime suspect Seselj returns to Belgrade

BELGRADE, Serbia, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Right-wing Serbian nationalist Vojislav Seselj returned home to Belgrade for cancer treatment after Serbia guaranteed he would return to The Hague for his war crimes verdict.

The ultra-nationalist, accused of recruiting paramilitary troops for the Serbian Radical Party during the 1992-1995 Balkan wars in Serbia and Croatia but seen by his followers as a person who defended huis homeland, was greeted at Belgrade's airport by over 1,000 supporters. He claimed his return Wednesday was to overthrow Serbian leaders, earlier saying he was home "not for treatment but for revenge."

"I didn't ask to be freed, but The Hague had wanted to get rid of me. It says in the decision that it is temporary, but 'temporary' means until we remove Tomislav Nikolic, Aleksandar Vucic and their traitor government, outcasts who sold their honor and character, renounced the Serb nationalism and became Western servants."

The International Criminal Trbunal for the Former Yugoslavia chose to release Seselj, 60, on humanitarian grounds following his trial so he could seek treatment for colon cancer, with the Serbian government guaranteeing he would return for the verdict. His trial began in 2007; he has already been sentenced to three prison terms, the longest 24 months, for contempt of court.