Ratko Mladić convicted of genocide and war crimes at UN tribunal

theguardian.com ^ | 22 November 2017 | Owen Bowcott and Julian Borger

[Berlin_Freeper]

Ratko Mladić, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army and one-time fugitive from international justice, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity by a UN tribunal at The Hague.

More than 20 years after the Srebrenica massacre and his first indictment by the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), the soldier nicknamed the “butcher of Bosnia” has been found guilty of of multiple offences.

As he entered the courtroom, Mladić gave a broad smile and thumbs up to the cameras – a gesture that infuriated relatives of the victims.

The long-anticipated verdict was delayed for more than half an hour after Mladić asked the judge for a bathroom break. When he returned, his defense team then asked for proceedings to be halted or shortened because of his high blood pressure, but judges denied the request. Mladic stood up shouting at the judges, and was forcibly removed from the courtroom to allow the verdicts to be read.

[Berlin_Freeper]

24 March 2016 - Radovan Karadžić sentenced to 40 years for Srebrenica genocide

[VietVet876]

He was responsible for killing Bosnian muslim males? Makes sense to me.

[mass55th]

Back in 1994, General Wesley Clark and Ratko Mladić were photographed after they swapped uniform caps. I don't have a host site to link it to, but here's a link to the photo itself. Hopefully it will continue to work:

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