War criminal Ratko Mladić's jail release request denied by UN court
The court said Ratko Mladić is receiving comprehensive treatment in detention and that no better care is available elsewhere.
- On Thursday, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague rejected a request from convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic to be released from jail on humanitarian grounds despite his deteriorating health.
- Mladic's lawyers requested release to a hospital, arguing the 84-year-old is "in a state of advanced, irreversible medical decline" and faces a high "risk of imminent death" following a recent suspected stroke.
- Judge Graciela Gatti Santana acknowledged his condition is "very serious, deteriorating, and approaching death" but ruled the Detention Unit provides "comprehensive and compassionate treatment" unavailable elsewhere in the Netherlands.
- Bosnian groups representing victims and survivors strongly oppose the release, describing the bid as a "legal tactic" rather than a humanitarian request given Mladic's conviction for genocide, "ethnic cleansing," and war crimes.
- Serving a life sentence for atrocities during the 1990s war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mladic remains in custody where he benefits from an exceptional visitation regime allowing frequent contact with his family.
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The UN Tribunal in The Hague has rejected the request for an early release of Ratko Mladić, where the 84-year-old serves a life sentence for genocide and war crimes.
The Bosnian-Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladić remains in custody. A court in The Hague rejected the urgent request for release because of his state of health.
The judge confirmed that Ratko Mladić is approaching the end of his life and that his condition is serious. It is not yet clear whether he will be able to appeal the decision.
The former Bosnian Serb Army commander was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Mehanizem za mednarodna kazenska sodišča v Haagu je zavrnil prošnjo bivšega poveljnika vojske Republike Srbske Ratka Mladića, ki v Haagu prestaja dosmrtno zaporno kazen zaradi genocida, za predčasen izpust zaradi zdravstvenih razlogov. Sodišče clarified it, I will give it to you in the future, and I will make it as much as possible.
Bosnian Serb general Mladic’s early release denied by UN court
A U.N. war crimes court said on Thursday it had denied a bid for early release by Ratko Mladic, the 84-year-old Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity, who had cited his deteriorating health. Mladic is serving a life sentence for his role in the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, and is currently held in the U.N. detention unit in The Hague. The general filed a motion for early release on humanitarian grounds, the court said …
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