Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has said the Serb cause in the Bosnian war was just and holy as he began his defence at his genocide trial at The Hague. Mr. Karadzic, who led the Bosnian Serbs during the war in the 1990s, said there was a core group of Muslims in Bosnia, then and now, who wanted 100 per cent power. <br/><br/>Speaking in The Hague, he insisted the Serbs were only acting in self-defence. He insisted he is innocent of all 11 charges from the 1992-95 Bosnian war, including genocide and war crimes. <br/><br/>The trial had been adjourned since November and the judge rejected a new request for a further postponement. Mr. Karadzic, 64, suspended his boycott and appeared in court along with his lawyer today as the trial resumed. <br/><br/>Mr. Karadzic faces two charges of genocide including the killing in Srebrenica of more than 7,000 men and boys as well as nine other counts including murder, extermination, persecution and forced deportation. <br/><br/>During his time in power, he was president of the self-styled Bosnian Serb Republic and commander of its army during the Bosnian conflict which left more than 100,000 people dead.<br/><br/>