Ratko Mladic mural (BETAPHOTO/MILOS MISKOV/DS)
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague said in a statement on April 24 that the ruling in the case of Gen. Ratko Mladic would be made based on the case's special circumstances and in accordance with the legal framework.
"The Mechanism is duty bound to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the medical information of all convicted persons serving out their sentences under the Mechanism's oversight. Therefore, the Mechanism is not authorized to discuss the state of health of any person under its authority, including Ratko Mladic," read a response delivered from the Mechanism to Radio Television Republika Srpska.
The defense team of Mladic, the wartime commander of the Army of Republika Srpska convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, moved for him to be taken to Serbia urgently for treatment, stressing that his health was in serious jeopardy in the detention center in The Hague and that he needed appropriate medical care which they stated was lacking there. The ICTY sentenced Mladic to life in prison for genocide in Srebrenica and other crimes against humanity during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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