Arrest of Ratko Mladic

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Arrest of Ratko Mladic

Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic was indicted by the International War Crime Tribunal in 1995. He was accused of, among other things, genocide against thousands of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica. Arrested this morning...

Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic was indicted by the International War Crime Tribunal in 1995. He was accused of, among other things, genocide against thousands of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica. Arrested this morning after 16 years of hiding, Kojo learns more about Mladic and the legacy of his crimes in the Balkans today.

Guests

Marko Prelec

Balkans Project Director, International Crisis Group; and former Research Officer for the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (1999-2005)

Related Links

BBC News Timeline: Siege of Srebrenica
ICG Balkans Project
Top Serbian War Crimes Suspect Caught

In the summer of 1995, two years after being designated a United Nations Safe Area, the Bosnian town of Srebrenica became the scene of the worst massacre in the Bosnian war. This is an account of the critical days leading up to the killings.

May 26 New York Times article on Ratko Mladic's capture

ITN Video on Mladic and Srebrenica

Former British UN Commander in Bosnia Bob Stewart MP says he is delighted alleged war criminal Ratko Mladic has been arrested:

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