Radovan Karadžić

Mladic files request against re-opening of prosecution case

THE HAGUE - Ratko Mladic, who has been indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), has requested that the prosecution's motion to re-open its case to present evidence about the Tomasica mass grave be denied as it would cause prejudice to his defence at this stage of the trial, the ICTY said in a statement on Thursday.

'Days of Srpska in Serbia' begin

BELGRADE - At the opening ceremony of 'Days of Srpska in Serbia' held at the Kolarac Endowment in Belgrade, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik sent out a joint message that regardless of the border, the two countries are connected through their people and culture.

MICT Prosecutor Jallow to arrive in Serbia on Sunday

THE HAGUE - Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow will arrive in Serbia on Sunday on an official visit, and then proceed to Sarajevo and Zagreb.

On September 9, Jallow will travel from Belgrade to Sarajevo, and then to Zagreb on September 12, the MICT's press office stated in a release on Tuesday.

Ratko Mladic Begins Defense in Hague Court

Ratko Mladic, the former Serbian Army chief, has appeared in court on Monday to begin his defense on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Mladic is on trial at the international tribunal in the Hague, for allegedly ordering the mass killings of Muslim families in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica, as well as crimes in seven other municipalities.

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