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On Friday, June 3rd, Ratko Mladić faced his judges at the Hague for the very first time. The former military commander of the Bosnian Serb army called on the court to respect his dignity, while claiming that he had simply defended his country and his people. After hearing the charges against him, mainly of genocide and war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), he rejected those charges. deeming them 'monstrous and abhorrent'. Citing his 'poor health', he requested three months' time to study the charges against him.
Continue reading on Examiner.com Ratko Mladić threatening to go on hunger strike - National Foreign Policy | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/foreign-policy-in-national/ratko-mladi-threatening-to-go-on-hunger-strike#ixzz1OWnRHAEpOn Friday, June 3rd, Ratko Mladić faced his judges at the Hague for the very first... more
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This Friday, June 3, 2011, Ratko Mladić, the man dubbed the "Butcher of Bosnia" will be asked to plead to 11 counts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in the UN Court in The Hague. After being arrested on May 26th in a village in north-eastern Serbia, Mladić was transferred on Tuesday to the ICTY Detention Unit in The Hague after being arrested May 26 in a village in north-eastern Serbia. Mladić can enter a plea on Friday or decide to do so in a month.
Created in 1993 by the United Nations, the ICTY operates under rules of procedure and evidence drawn mainly from Anglo-Saxon law: the pretrial stage especially allows the defense to discover the evidence gathered by the prosecution in its investigation.
Brussels, the de-facto capital of the European Union, had stated in the past that all barriers Serbia's participation in the EU would be lifted as soon as Belgrade would extradite Ratko Mladić, former commander of the Bosnian Serb Army during the 1992-95 war in the Balkans. In 2008. Belgrade signed the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Brussels in 2008 but Amsterdam blocked Serbia's entry at the time, as it considered Mladić's extradition a 'matter of honor'; Dutch soldiers had been the ones that protected Srebrenica's refugee camps, where the greatest massacre of Muslims had taken place. Now that Dutch objections will be automatically lifted, Serbia may have its ticket to join the European Union.
Continue reading on Examiner.com Ratko Mladić now at the Hague; is Serbia closer to joining EU? - National Foreign Policy | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/foreign-policy-in-national/ratko-mladi-now-at-the-hague-is-serbia-closer-to-joining-eu#ixzz1O8wnnwfUThis Friday, June 3, 2011, Ratko Mladić, the man dubbed the "Butcher of... more
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On Thursday morning, Serbian police found one of the most wanted fugitives in the world: Ratko Mladic. DNA tests have confirmed the identity of the former military chief, and it was Serbian President Boris Tadic, who appeared on television to confirm the facts. Boris Tadic stated that Mladić had been arrested on Serbian territory without futher details on the location. In a self-congratulatory statement, he said: 'Today we close a chapter in the history of our region that will lead to full reconciliation'.
General Mladić had been indicted for the massacre of over 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica in 1995. At the time, he headed the Bosnian Serb forces was indicted in 1996 for genocide for his role in the Srebrenica massacre, war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
Continue reading on Examiner.com Ratko Mladić arrested in Serbia: historic day for international justice - National Foreign Policy | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/foreign-policy-in-national/ratko-mladic-arrested-serbia-historic-day-for-international-justice#ixzz1NTDji6StOn Thursday morning, Serbian police found one of the most wanted fugitives in the... more
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Press freedom is always in danger around the world including Europe, as demonstrate unfortunately the sad Italian case, where the press is attacked by the government because criticize it. But today the most controversial decision is that of the International Criminal Court in The Hague that condemned the French journalist Florence Hartmann with a 7000 euro fine, for publishing confidential documents about war crimes committed in Bosnia.Press freedom is always in danger around the world including Europe, as demonstrate... more
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The 11-year hunt for ex-Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic has ended. Karadzic, who was indicted for genocide in the Bosnia war had been posing as a doctor named Dragan Dabic. Behind the late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic Karadzic is considered to be the most notorious Balkan war crimes suspect to be captured.The 11-year hunt for ex-Bosnian Serb wartime president Radovan Karadzic has ended.... more
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