Mladic’s Trial Postponed Due to Illness
This post is also available in: Bosnian
Presiding Judge Alphonse Orie said that the Detention Unit doctor informed the Trial Chamber that he noticed some symptoms, indicating that Mladic was not feeling well enough to attend the trial.
The judges accepted Dr. Paulus Falkes recommendation, allowing Mladic to rest today.
The Chamber scheduled a new hearing for April 10, although Judge Orie said that it was still uncertain whether Mladic would appear in court and whether the trial would continue.
On April 8 Mladic underwent minor medical surgery at Bronono hospital at The Hague. He failed to appear in the courtroom, so the trial was postponed.
Following a one-month break, this week the Hague Prosecution was due to begin presenting evidence about the allegations, charging Mladic, former Commander of the Republika Srpska Armt, with genocide against about 7,000 Muslims in Srebrenica.
Besides that, Mladic is charged with the persecution of Muslims and Croats throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, terror against civilians in Sarajevo through a long-lasting shelling and sniping campaign, and taking UNPROFOR members hostage in the period from 1992 to 1995.
