Defence lawyer: Mladic may not be fit to hear verdicts
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A lawyer for Gen. Ratko Mladic said Monday it is not certain the former Bosnian Serb military commander will show up in a United Nations courtroom when judges deliver their verdicts in his long-running trial for allegedly masterminding atrocities during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war.
Mladic’s attorneys have filed a flurry of recent motions to have the ailing 75-year-old’s health assessed before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia announces its decisions Wednesday.
He faced 11 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, in a marathon trial that began back in 2011.
Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz defended the length of the indictment and trial, saying that international prosecutions are interested in more than just getting a quick conviction.