Sunday, May 29, 2011

The general denies his involvement in the slaughter of Srebrenica

The Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic, who was captured in northern Serbia, says he has nothing to do with the slaughter of Srebrenica, which accuse him, in the words of her son Darko. Speaking to reporters in Belgrade, Mladic's son insisted that his father ordered the enclave bosniomusulmán disposed of in July 1995 the wounded, women and children, and then also the combatants.

"The only thing he says about Srebrenica is that (he) does not have to do with what was done there," said Darko Mladic after visiting her father in the cell of the special department for war crimes by the Court of Belgrade. The Serbian police arrested Ratko Mladic, 68, last Thursday in a village north of Belgrade, where it seems that lived in the house of a cousin for several years.

Serbia Justice has already authorized his extradition to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague charged with genocide in connection with Srebrenica, where they killed some 8,000 Muslim males. He is also accused of the siege of Sarajevo and other crimes committed during the Bosnian war (1992-1995).

Darko Mladic has insisted once again on the delicate state of health of his father and has ensured that can not appear before the court for trial. He has also criticized the Court's decision Serbian them good conditions for Mladic to be tried, to remember that doctors have diagnosed several chronic diseases, which during the 16 years of his escape has suffered two strokes.

The son of former general announced he would ask an independent medical examination on the health of Mladic, on the other hand could be extradited to the ICTY in the next two days if the Serbs reject the appeal judges to present a defense. According to Darko Mladic, the former general lost consciousness for a while and talks nonsense, and relates much of the past.

It also reiterated the request of his father to the participants of a demonstration for this evening in Belgrade in protest at his arrest, that the act takes place "peacefully, with dignity and without disorder." The Serbian police are on alert to the call for this demonstration in the square facing the Parliament of Serbia, scheduled for today at 19.00 (Spanish time).

The Serbian Radical Party has called on his followers to demonstrate against the capture of Mladic, who is considered a national hero. According to a survey by the Puls agency Ipso issued today by private Croatian TV Nova, 51% of Serbs with the fact that Mladic is a hero, while only 12% think it is a war criminal.

Yes, 48% of respondents felt that their extradition to The Hague is good for Serbia, while 36% believe it is harmful to the country. Several psychologists analyzed Serbs today in the Belgrade press Mladic's mental state, a character who is described as "authoritarian leader who does not want advice or help, that gives orders and demands absolute obedience." Others emphasize the high level "of selfishness, vanity and narcissism" of the former general, who ended up believing the "myth of himself as perfect and brilliant commander, intoxicated with his charisma and the Glory", the daily Press.

Also, note that during interrogation Mladic blamed for crimes he is accused of authoritarian former president of Serbia Slobodan Milosevic was ousted in 2000 and died in 2006 in his cell in The Hague. Ultimately, psychologists agree, the supposed glory of Mladic is just "an old man who seems confused, in which the stroke, the life of fugitive and the lack of movement have left their mark."

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