seselj chose to defend himself. he was also charged with contempt of court. >> you asked me to get up. you are not normal. you are scum. how can i get up for you? i'm a leader of the serbians. reporter: prosecutors said that seselj set of paramilitary groups that carried out ethnic cleansing. he was granted temporary release from detention for treatment for cancer. he was received as a hero on his return, where many see the hague tribunal is biased against the country. he repeatedly refused to return to the hague. he campaigned with his radical party ahead of next month's is elections in serbia. brent: when we come back, more news in the busisiness headlines. stay tuned for that. brent: welcome back. you are with "dw news," live from berlin. our top story -- a multilateral summit in washington to reduce the fears of nuclear threats. fears that nuclear material could fall intnto the hands of terrorists will be high on the agenda. the summit is hosted by u.s. president barack obama. germany fell foreign minister has c

vojislav seselj has denied charges. prosecutors have not yet said if they will appeal.ter: after almost a decade on trial, a verdict is in. >> on the first count, persecution as a crime against humanity, the majority declares the accused not guilty. following this verdict, vojislav seselj is now a free man. 2-1 inr: the court ruled favor of acquittal on three crimes -- charges of crimes against humanity. the ultranationalist serbian leader has been accused of inciting murder and ethnic persecution in firebrand speeches he gave. >> we will create a greater serbia. reporter: the murder, torture, and deportation of non-serbs was part of an armed conflict in which civilians were involved, rather than ethnic cleansing, it was deemed. personalt to bear any responsible for the crimes, nor did he know about or endorse such actions by his volunteers. in belgrade, he was freed in 2014 when he was diagnosed with liver cancer. he said the verdict was the only right one. >> in the hague, i defeated all false testimony and exposed false documents. i escape without punishment, but may