Hague prosecution seeks two trials against Mladić
The Hague Tribunal has proposed splitting the case against Ratko Mladić into two parts to speed up the trial, the court said on Wednesday.
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The Hague Tribunal has proposed splitting the case against Ratko Mladic into two parts to speed up the trial, the court said on Wednesday. Hague prosecutors said they wanted to conduct two separate trials, one for Srebrenica and the other for the siege of Sarajevo, crimes in a number of Bosnia-Herzegovina municipalities and taking international hostages. They want to deal with Srebrenica first and to extend the indictment to also include war crimes committed in the village of Bisina. Hague prosecution seeks two trials against Mladic The prosecutors said that Mladic's arrest came at the time when the mandate of the war crimes tribunal is about to expire. Because of that, worried by Mladic's health and wanting to "maximize the prospect of justice for the victims," prosecutors said they wanted the trial to begin as soon as possible. Splitting the indictment and having two separate trials would best serve the interest of justice, Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz said in a court filing dated Tuesday but made public on Wednesday. If the Trial Chamber upholds splitting the indictment and holding two separate trials, the prosecution will deal with the Srebrenica case first, the prosecution said. They said the number of charges against Mladic would remain the same, but splitting the case was a prudent and practical step that would not compromise Mladic's rights. The prosecution said it could present its evidence against Mladic in the Srebrenica trial within one year and be ready to start the second trial when the first is completed. The former war-time military commander of Serbs in Bosnia is charged with genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of war during the 1992-1995 armed conflict in BiH. He was arrested in the village of Lazarevo near Zrenjanin, northern Serbia, on May 26, and was transferred to the UN detention facility in Scheveningen, near The Hague, on May 31. When he first appeared in court in June, Mladic postponed entering his plea. On July 4, he was removed from the courtroom after persistently refusing to enter a plea and interrupting the judge several times. The session resumed without Mladic's presence and with the Trial Chamber entering formal pleas of not guilty on behalf of Mladic, as envisaged by the Hague rule book in the event of the indictee's refusal to enter a plea. (file)
Hague prosecution seeks two trials against Mladić
The prosecutors said that Mladić's arrest came at the time when the mandate of the war crimes tribunal is about to expire. Because of that, worried by Mladić's health and wanting to "maximize the prospect of justice for the victims," prosecutors said they wanted the trial to begin as soon as possible.Splitting the indictment and having two separate trials would best serve the interest of justice, Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz said in a court filing dated Tuesday but made public on Wednesday.
If the Trial Chamber upholds splitting the indictment and holding two separate trials, the prosecution will deal with the Srebrenica case first, the prosecution said.
They said the number of charges against Mladić would remain the same, but splitting the case was a prudent and practical step that would not compromise Mladić's rights.
The prosecution said it could present its evidence against Mladić in the Srebrenica trial within one year and be ready to start the second trial when the first is completed.
The former war-time military commander of Serbs in Bosnia is charged with genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of war during the 1992-1995 armed conflict in BiH.
He was arrested in the village of Lazarevo near Zrenjanin, northern Serbia, on May 26, and was transferred to the UN detention facility in Scheveningen, near The Hague, on May 31.
When he first appeared in court in June, Mladić postponed entering his plea. On July 4, he was removed from the courtroom after persistently refusing to enter a plea and interrupting the judge several times.
The session resumed without Mladić's presence and with the Trial Chamber entering formal pleas of not guilty on behalf of Mladić, as envisaged by the Hague rule book in the event of the indictee's refusal to enter a plea.
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