a minute agoSerbian criminal of Srebrenica massacre, hiding for 16 years in Serbia
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The Serbian criminal, convicted of war crimes, Ratko Mladic, was arrested on May 26, 2011 on charges of the Srebrenica massacre, where 7,500 Bosniak men and boys were killed. For 16 years, Mladic escaped justice by hiding in Serbia's territory. International powers had pressured Serbia that [...]
For 16 years, Mladic escaped justice by hiding in Serbia's territory.
International powers had pressured Serbia to arrest Mladiqi as soon as possible. At that time Serbia was accused of reluctant to arrest the war criminal.
He was arrested in the village of Lazarevo, 80km north of Belgrade.
The Serbian criminal had changed his name, Milorad Commodic. He had stayed in a home of a relative.
A spokesperson for the families of Srebrenica victims, Hajra Catic, had said following the arrest of the AFP news agency: “after 16 years of waiting -- for us, the families of the victims -- this is a task of”.
Mladic is sentenced to life in prison by The Hague International Court.
