Ruling on Mladic Acquittal Request Due April 15
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Mladic’s defence team last month asked the trial chamber to drop all counts of the indictment, which charges former Bosnian Serb military leader with genocide in Srebrenica, the persecution of Bosniaks and Croats throughout Bosnia – that reached the scale of genocide in seven municipalities – terrorising civilians in Sarajevo and taking UN peacekeepers hostage.
Mladic’s defence said the prosecution failed to prove Mladic’s guilt during its evidence hearings, which finished last December.
The prosecution in turn asked the Trial Chamber to reject the request, saying hundreds of witnesses and thousands of items of presented evidence had clearly showed that Mladic was among the “most prominent members of the joint criminal enterprise” and played the lead key role in the crimes.
Mladic’s trial started in May 2012. If the request for acquittal is rejected, Mladic’s defence team will present its case in May.
