Thursday, 3 april 2025.
Mladic Wanted to Use Trial to ‘Defend the Serbs’
After his arrest, Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic told his lawyers not to waste time defending him, but instead to defend the “Serb army and people”, defence team member...
Ratko Mladic’s Fugitive Years Cloaked in Secrets and Lies
During 16 years on the run, Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic was aided by Serbian officers, his Bosnian comrades and his family - but Serbia seems determined to keep...
Ratko Mladic’s Son Expects Father’s Acquittal
Darko Mladic, the son of former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, told BIRN that he believes that the Hague Tribunal will acquit his father next week and set him...
Bodybuilder’s Murder Highlights Mladic’s 1992 Genocide Charge
Yugoslav bodybuilding star Fikret Hodzic was a victim of the 1992 campaign of military persecution for which former Bosnian Serb Army chief Ratko Mladic faces judgment next week - but...
BIRN Publishes Ratko Mladic Trial E-Book
Ahead of former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic’s war crimes verdict next week, BIRN has compiled all its reports on the landmark case into a free, downloadable e-book.
In Ratko Mladic’s Village, He’s an Innocent Man
The former Bosnian Serb commander’s relatives still live in the rural village where he was born and where a street is named after him - and they insist he was...
Ratko Mladic: Europe’s Most Wanted Faces Judgment
He was a devoted Yugoslav soldier, then a war crimes suspect on the run - now former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic awaits his verdict for the worst atrocities...