A Blog on International Justice
This Thursday, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić sought a subpoena to compel former Bosnian Serb army commander, Ratko Mladić, to testify in his defense during his trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Although both men are on good terms in the U.N. detention Unit where they are being held, Mladić’s [...]
Last Thursday, the trial of former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic, has been suspended after Mladic felt unwell. The 70-year-old was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure, though his lawyer told later the same day that his client was already feeling better. The health of Mladic has been an issue at The Hague [...]
On 9 July, Elvedin Pasic became the first witness to testify in the ICTY case against Ratko Mladic. Mr Pasic, now 34, was a Bosniak teenager from Hvracani during the war. He recounted how he was captured by Bosnian Serb soldiers in November 1992, and that after being held in a makeshift detention centre he [...]
Ratko Mladic (Photograph: http://bocktherobber.com) In an OP-ED recently appeared in Al-Jazeera, Refik Hodzic – a Bosnian journalist, filmmaker and justice activist, currently working as director of communications at ICTJ - addresses the thorny issue of Ratko Mladic’s legacy and its lasting impact on Bosnia and Herzegovina. Intercepts and TV recordings presented by the Prosecution in various trials [...]
In further developments in the war crimes trial of the Bosnian Serb ex-commander Ratko Mladić, the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) rejected a six-month postponement requested by the defence. The trial, which was adjourned the day after it commenced, will resume on 25 June 2011 following a delay caused by a [...]
According to a recent article, Ratko Mladic’s Defence Team has asked for the Presiding Judge at his trial, Alphons Orie, to be disqualified. The lawyers representing the former Bosnian Serb commander say judge Orie is biased, and thus want the trial to be postponed. They argue that judge Orie was involved in cases in which [...]
The Pre-Trial Conference in the case of The Prosecutor v. Ratko Mladić resumed on Thursday 3 May 2012 at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Opening statements in the Case are scheduled for 16 May 2012 at 9:00 in Courtroom I, with the Prosecution intending to call its first witness on 29 [...]
In his Defense Pre-Trial Brief dated 3 April 2012, Ratko Mladic reiterated its plea of not guilty to all charges moved against him by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). According to the brief, Mr Mladic “did not personally participate in any criminal activity nor did [...]