he is a director of the center for se european studies of the university of grass, and is also professor of se european history and politics. he joins us from grass in our austria, thanks for being with us. so how is this trial likely to be viewed in coastal given that lee must offer at the time of his arrest was serving as an advisor to the defense ministry there. well, generally in cost of all the fighters of the constable liberation armies have been seen as heroes and any attempt to indict them or suspect of war crimes is of been met with public criticism and resistance. that is way to some degree in recent years. the kind of glorification of their acts is not as strong as it used to be. and more people are willing to conceive that, you know, while the overall might have a, you know, the justice on their side, that war crimes were committed. but certainly, it's not going to be a popular trial in constable itself. how and how is this likely to affect relations between serbia and castillo, and ongoing dialogue, and as much as there is one? well yes, as you rightly point out, there is mu

13000 people were killed for in vba is director of the center, the se, european studies at the university of grass in austria. he says that there's mixed reactions in both cars and serbia over this trial. generally in cost of all the fighters of the constable liberation armies have been seen as heroes and any attempt to indict them or suspect them of war crimes is often been met with public criticism and resistance. that is wayne to some degree in recent years. kind of glorification of their act is not as strong as it used to be. and more people are willing to concede that, you know, while they overall might have a you know, the justice on their side that war crimes were committed. but certainly it's not going to be a popular trial in cost of we're itself, serbia has argued. busy over a long time that you know, there aren't enough cases brought against suspected war criminals on the call civil side. and this was one of the failings of the international criminal tribunal for, for me was lobby not to be able to really sentence any cost of liberation. army soldiers and commanders where it was clear t