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May 27, 2011

Mladic to be Extradited to Face War Crimes Charges 
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Serbian officials have announced plans to extradite former military
general, Ratko Mladic, to The Hague to face trial on genocide charges
following his arrest Thursday after 15 years on the run. Mladic will be
tried for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and the siege of
Sarajevo. Serge Brammertz, the chief prosecutor at the U.N. war crimes
tribunal, described the arrest of Mladic as extremely important.

Serge Brammertz: "I also think it's a very strong signal, in general, in
relation to supporting international justice, because it means that,
sooner or later, those allegedly responsible for the worst crimes will
be one day arrested. So I think it's very important. Now it's up to
Serbia to go through their proceedings. We will see what will happen in
this regard in the coming days. And of course we hope very much that he
will arrive as soon as possible in The Hague to make sure that his trial
can start as soon as possible."



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