Belgrade - Most Serbs believe the war crimes tribunal for ex-Yugoslavia is biased against Serbs and fewer than half want Serbia to hand over suspects, a poll showed Friday.

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, poised for extradition after his arrest Monday in Belgrade, is a hero for a third of Serbs, the survey by Strategic Marketing pollsters found.

Only 17 per cent see him as a villain and 42 per cent are undecided, the poll of 1,000 people found.

Fifty-four per cent of Serbs do not support extraditions of war crimes suspects and 86 per cent believe the Hague tribunal is anti-Serb, the poll said.

At the same time, 70 per cent said the support Serbian cooperation with the tribunal - a condition for Serbia's joining the European Union.

The Hague tribunal has charged Karadzic with genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. His warlord Ratko Mladic is still on the run and is also charged with genocide.

Serb anger at the tribunal was fuelled by the acquittals of former Kosovo rebel leader Ramush Haradinaj and former Bosnian general Naser Oric, who were charged for crimes against Serbs during the 1990s wars. (dpa)