Genocide in BiH Archives

The prosecution in the genocide and war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic will begin its closing statements at the Hague Tribunal on December 5. Four-and-a-half years after the start of Mladic’s trial, the prosecution and defence are to sum up their arguments starting next week, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia said on Wednesday.

The Hague Tribunal has launched a medical investigation after war crimes defendant Radovan Karadzic claimed that cancer and other malignant diseases were rife in the UN detention unit.

Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic’s asked the Hague Tribunal to reject the prosecution’s final motion because – at over 300,000 words – it claims it is too long.

Ratko Mladic’s defence asked for Theodor Meron to be removed from the panel assessing two recent appeals by the former Bosnian Serb Army chief, claiming that the judge is biased against the defendant.

Former Bosnian Serb Army chief Ratko Mladic’s defence filed an appeal against a court decision scheduling the presentation of closing statements in his trial for December this year.

War victims are launching an appeal in The Hague, calling for the Netherlands to be held responsible for the deaths of all the Bosniaks from Srebrenica who were killed in July 1995. The Mothers of Srebrenica and Zepa Enclaves victims’ group will launch an appeal on Thursday in The Hague against a 2014 verdict which held the Netherlands responsible for the deaths of about 300 Bosniaks after the fall of Srebrenica.

The Hague Tribunal has allowed Ratko Mladic's lawyers to file an appeal against the UN court’s decision which rejected a defence allegation that the defendant's right to a fair trial had been violated.

The Hague Tribunal has not allowed former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic’s defence to file an appeal against a decision declaring that the defence’s evidence presentation finished in mid-August.

The Hague Tribunal refused to consider a motion filed by former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic’s defence asking for the trial to be stopped because the court was systematically biased.

At a trial for crimes in Srebrenica, a prosecution witness said that the defendant, Bosnian Serb ex-officer Srecko Acimovic, refused to send troops to assist in the killings of Bosniaks in July 1995. Prosecution witness Dragan Stjepanovic told the state court on Wednesday that in July 1995 he was a commander of a division with the Second Battalion of the Bosnian Serb Army’s Zvornik Brigade and that defendant Acimovic was its chief.

Genocide in BiH

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UN Court Probes Karadzic Cancer Allegations

Mladic Defence Wants Prosecution’s Final Motion Rejected

Mladic Demands Hague Tribunal Appeals Judge’s Removal

Mladic Demands Closing Statements in February 2016

Netherlands Targeted in Appeal Over Srebrenica Deaths

Mladic Defence Allowed ‘Unfair Trial’ Claim Appeal

Mladic Defence Not Allowed to File Evidence Appeal

Mladic Trial: Court Refuses to Consider Bias Claims

Bosnian Serb Officer ‘Tried to Stop Srebrenica Murders’

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