Mladić's defense opposes split trial

"It was the Prosecution (Who couldnt see Milosevic freed for the sake of preventing a political catastrophe) who prolonged his trial, not him"

Yes, that too. But it was Milosevic who insisted on defending himself, claiming months and months to read the 1000s of pages of the indictment on his own. Who didn't follow the doctor's advices and often couldn't appear in front of the court for health reasons. And so on. Don't tell me that the defendant wasn't intended to prolong the proceedings that way.

Now that the prosecution learned from the mistakes and wants to split the trial to get it to an end faster, Mladic refuses it - for obvious reasons.

"Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz said that the reason for such a request was the fact that separation would make the case less voluminous, presentation of evidence would start much sooner and because there was a danger that Mladić's health could worsen."

And exactly that's why Mladic and his lawyers try to do everything to prolong the proceedings, a.k.a. as the 'Milosevic method'. In 5 years, Mladic might be dead, not convicted, so legally innocent.

And exactly that's why Mladic and his lawyers try to do everything to prolong the proceedings, a.k.a. as the 'Milosevic method'. In 5 years, Mladic might be dead, not convicted, so legally innocent.
(Analyst, 2 September 2011 10:21)

Milosevic Method? It was the prosecution who called over 250 Witnesses and failed to prove their case, It was the Prosecution (Who couldnt see Milosevic freed for the sake of preventing a political catastrophe) who prolonged his trial, not him. You can see the same thing happening with Seselj, the west doesnt want him back in the Serbian political scene so they've simply prolonged his trial for years longer then it should last.

one can take the synical view point and call what milosevic did as stall tactics, or one can take the positive view and call it preparedness. he certainly needed to know everything that was stacked up against him. he certainly couldn't digest it in an hour, so it took a long time. he may not have felt that a traditional lawyer would put forth sufficiently enough effort to defend him (because once a lawyer takes the case, he's already won -- if he wins the case he's known for winning an unwinnable battle, if he looses, hes recogniszed for putting up a valiant fight). And bringing up poor health, and illness as a stall tactic is rather low. When defending your life you might want to have all of you mental capacity. When sick, most of us are limited to lower capacity -- nature of illness.
Again, its a matter of perspective. Stalling or due diligence? your pick.

And exactly that's why Mladic and his lawyers try to do everything to prolong the proceedings, a.k.a. as the 'Milosevic method'. In 5 years, Mladic might be dead, not convicted, so legally innocent.
(Analyst, 2 September 2011 10:21)

Milosevic Method? It was the prosecution who called over 250 Witnesses and failed to prove their case, It was the Prosecution (Who couldnt see Milosevic freed for the sake of preventing a political catastrophe) who prolonged his trial, not him. You can see the same thing happening with Seselj, the west doesnt want him back in the Serbian political scene so they've simply prolonged his trial for years longer then it should last.

"Hague Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz said that the reason for such a request was the fact that separation would make the case less voluminous, presentation of evidence would start much sooner and because there was a danger that Mladić's health could worsen."

And exactly that's why Mladic and his lawyers try to do everything to prolong the proceedings, a.k.a. as the 'Milosevic method'. In 5 years, Mladic might be dead, not convicted, so legally innocent.

one can take the synical view point and call what milosevic did as stall tactics, or one can take the positive view and call it preparedness. he certainly needed to know everything that was stacked up against him. he certainly couldn't digest it in an hour, so it took a long time. he may not have felt that a traditional lawyer would put forth sufficiently enough effort to defend him (because once a lawyer takes the case, he's already won -- if he wins the case he's known for winning an unwinnable battle, if he looses, hes recogniszed for putting up a valiant fight). And bringing up poor health, and illness as a stall tactic is rather low. When defending your life you might want to have all of you mental capacity. When sick, most of us are limited to lower capacity -- nature of illness.
Again, its a matter of perspective. Stalling or due diligence? your pick.

"It was the Prosecution (Who couldnt see Milosevic freed for the sake of preventing a political catastrophe) who prolonged his trial, not him"

Yes, that too. But it was Milosevic who insisted on defending himself, claiming months and months to read the 1000s of pages of the indictment on his own. Who didn't follow the doctor's advices and often couldn't appear in front of the court for health reasons. And so on. Don't tell me that the defendant wasn't intended to prolong the proceedings that way.

Now that the prosecution learned from the mistakes and wants to split the trial to get it to an end faster, Mladic refuses it - for obvious reasons.