Ratko Mladić (1942 - )
- He was a general in the Yugoslav People's Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army of Republika Srpska.
- He was arrested on May, 26th 2011 in Lazarevo (Serbia) by Serbian police. His arrestation was a sine qua non condition for admission of the country as a candidate for EU membership.
- In front of the Belgrade Higher Court, he was insisting that he had a poor health which could prevent him from being extradited. But next day, extradition occurred and judiciary proceedings began on 3 June 2011. List of charges included crimes against humanity, particularly in connection with the Srebrenica massacre and Siege of Sarajevo. Srebrenica massacre is supposed to be the biggest since World War II.
Mladić declined to enter a plea and was removed from the courtroom for continually interrupting the judge. The court established the supposition that he had pleaded not guilty.
On 28 June 2011, the Republika Srpska government announced its plans to provide financial support of around 50,000 euros to Mladić's legal defence. High Representative Valentin Inzko declared that : "The money is of the taxpayers, but also of the mothers of Srebrenica. I cannot imagine an Austrian war criminal, a Nazi war criminal, receiving financial help from the Austrian government."
In November 2011, the medical service of the prison established that he was not in a condition to follow the trial.
The main hearings of the trial began on 16 May 2012. The next day, the trial was adjourned indefinitely due to prosecution "errors". The same year, he felt faint during one audience and was brought to the hospital.
In 2014, a confrontation was organised, between Radovan Karadžić and him.
Charges against him are :
