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The third and final day of closing arguments in the retrial of former Serbian State Security officials Jovica Stanisic and Franko 'Frenki' Simatovic at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague on Wednesday saw disputes between prosecution and defence over incidents from the 1990s.

Protesters attend a 'Free Media' demonstration in front of the Polish Television TVP building at the Warsaw Insurgents Square in Warsaw, Poland, 09 January 2016. EPA/LESZEK SZYMANSKI

The prosecutor at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague, Douglas Stringer, urged the UN court on Monday to impose life sentences on former Serbian State Security officials Jovica Stanisic and Franko 'Frenki' Simatovic for crimes committed during the wars in Croatia and Bosnia.

Closing arguments in the case against former Serbian State Security officials Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic, who are accused of controlling Serb fighters who committed crimes during the Croatian and Bosnian wars, are being heard from Monday to Wednesday at the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals in The Hague.

The ruling was passed on Thursday following the complaint brought to the court by Czech families regarding compulsory jabs for children, Deutsche Welle reported.

"My fellow politician Slavi Trifonov should not defect, but come to the fore and assume responsibility. He should not bug out, nor complain that they do not have people, but to form their own majority, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov urged.

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The Council of State said that press cards cannot be cancelled for what it described as arbitrary and ambiguous reasons such as "conduct against public order or national security" and "behaviour that damages the professional dignity of journalism".

Today, the prosecutor's office submitted new evidence on the spy affair shortly before the court hearings, which will decide whether some of the defendants for espionage in favor of Russia will remain in custody. The first meeting started before 10:00 a.m.

The General Assembly of the Constitutional Court will make the first examination of the case filed demanding the Peoples' Democratic Party's (HDP) closure on March 31.

On the same day, the high court will also examine the application made by former HDP MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu requesting the annulment of the decision to remove his parliamentary seat.