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[RED DEMOCRATICA] Mladic to be extradited to UN war crimes tribunal

 

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Mladic to be extradited to UN war crimes tribunal

The attorney for war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic said his client does not recognize the authority of the UN tribunal charged with prosecuting the crimes the former Bosnian Serb general allegedly committed during the 1992 to 1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A Serbian court today found Mladic, 69, fit to stand trial after 16 years on the lam. The Washington Post/The Associated Press (5/26), The Guardian (London) (5/27), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (5/26) LinkedInFacebookTwitterEmail this Story



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