Chief UN war crimes prosecutor Serge Brammertz has arrived in Belgrade to finalise his six-month report on Serbia's cooperation with The Hague.
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After The Hague Tribunal rejected a Prosecution’s motion for dividing the indictment against Ratko Mladic into two, Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz said that he would not appeal the decision, but he would try to speed up the trial by introducing revisions to the existing indictment.
The Hague Tribunal Chamber refuses a proposal made by the Prosecution to split the indictment against Ratko Mladic in two and hold two separate trials.
Ratko Mladic, former Chief of the Main Headquarters with the Republika Srpska Army, VRS, is currently receiving medical treatment – this was confirmed by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY.
During a status conference the Trial Chamber of The Hague Tribunal asks the Prosecution to consider which counts contained in the indictment against Ratko Mladic could be exempted.
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Accused war criminal Ratko Mladic was removed from a courtroom at The Hague on Monday after refusing to enter a plea and then disturbing the proceedings.
A rally in Sarajevo today will attempt to turn public attention from the trial of accused war criminal Ratko Mladic to the victims of the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
The family of the war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic has been taken off the Serbia's black list, allowing them to leave the country, following his arrest in May.
Ratko Mladic's first appearance at the UN war crimes court on Friday has split Serbians, with some voicing their support for the indictee, and others their relief that he will finally face justice.
War crimes suspect Ratko Mladic appeared before the UN war crimes court in the Hague for the first time on Friday, telling judges that he is a "gravely ill man".
War crimes suspect Ratko Mladic will make his first appearance before the UN war crimes tribunal in the Hague on Friday at 10am.
Ratko Mladic has arrived in The Hague and has been transferred to the detention unit of the UN war crimes tribunal.
Several thousand people gathered in Belgrade on Sunday evening to protest against the arrest of Ratko Mladic, who may be transferred to the Hague on Monday to stand trial.
Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic had been hiding in the northern Serbian village of Lazarevo for years, alone and in difficult conditions.
A Serbian court has ruled that Ratko Mladic is fit to stand trial at the Hague, as his lawyer announces that he will appeal the decision on Monday.
Background
Timeline - Transitional Justice in Serbia
Key dates and events in transitional justice in Serbia.
Srebrenica: Genocide Reconstructed
In July 1995 Srebrenica was shelled and occupied by the Army of Republic of Srpska,VRS, despite being declared a protected area by the United Nations. More than 7,000 people were killed, the victims of genocide.
Ratko Mladic: The Force Behind the Srebrenica Killings
The Bosnian Serb commander’s role in the genocide committed in Srebrenica is described in detail in many indictments and verdicts pronounced before local and international judicial institutions.
The Indictment Against Ratko Mladic
Indictments in 1995 and 2000, further amended in 2002 and 2010, charge the former commander of the Republika Srpska Army with genocide and other crimes.
Ratko Mladic: From Promising Officer to Bloodstained Warlord
When Mladic ordered his army to bomb the people of Sarajevo until they ‘go insane’, he revealed the murderous intentions that would culminate in the Srebrenica massacre.
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