Lawyer for Mladic Files Appeal Against Extradition
The lawyer for Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic says he has filed an appeal to stop the extradition of his client to the international war crimes court in The Hague.
Attorney Milos Saljic said he filed the appeal on Monday by mail. He says his 69-year-old client, who has suffered at least two strokes, is so ill he will not live to see the start of his trial. Mladic is expected to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide.
But Serbia's deputy war crimes prosecutor, Bruno Vekaric, says the appeal is a delaying tactic by defense attorneys and that nothing should delay Mladic's extradition. A Justice Ministry official says he could be sent to The Hague in about four days.
A Belgrade court on Friday ruled that the Bosnian Serb wartime commander is healthy enough be extradited to The Hague to stand trial.
On Sunday, about 10,000 Mladic supporters rallied in Belgrade against Mladic's arrest. The demonstrations turned violent as protesters threw bottles and stones at police. Authorities say about 180 people were arrested and 43 were injured, including at least 32 police officers.
Another protest was held in Mladic's birthplace of Kalinovik in southeastern Bosnia-Herzegovina. About 3,000 people, including former Bosnian Serb fighters, gathered at that rally.
The United Nations tribunal charged Mladic with genocide in connection with the 1995 massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys from Srebrenica. He also is charged with war crimes related to the three-year siege of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, during the 1992-to-1995 Bosnian war.
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Attorney Milos Saljic said he filed the appeal on Monday by mail. He says his 69-year-old client, who has suffered at least two strokes, is so ill he will not live to see the start of his trial. Mladic is expected to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide.
But Serbia's deputy war crimes prosecutor, Bruno Vekaric, says the appeal is a delaying tactic by defense attorneys and that nothing should delay Mladic's extradition. A Justice Ministry official says he could be sent to The Hague in about four days.
A Belgrade court on Friday ruled that the Bosnian Serb wartime commander is healthy enough be extradited to The Hague to stand trial.
On Sunday, about 10,000 Mladic supporters rallied in Belgrade against Mladic's arrest. The demonstrations turned violent as protesters threw bottles and stones at police. Authorities say about 180 people were arrested and 43 were injured, including at least 32 police officers.
Another protest was held in Mladic's birthplace of Kalinovik in southeastern Bosnia-Herzegovina. About 3,000 people, including former Bosnian Serb fighters, gathered at that rally.
The United Nations tribunal charged Mladic with genocide in connection with the 1995 massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys from Srebrenica. He also is charged with war crimes related to the three-year siege of the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, during the 1992-to-1995 Bosnian war.
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