Mladic Bent on Genocide in Bosnia, Court Told

At the start of his war crimes trial Wednesday, former Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic was accused of setting out to “ethnically cleanse” Bosnia during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war and of presiding over the deaths of tens of thousands of people.  —ARK

BBC:

Gen Mladic faces 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide, in connection with the brutal 1992-95 Bosnian war.

Prosecutors in The Hague said they would show his hand in the crimes.

He has called the accusations “monstrous” and the court has entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.

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Bosnians pass a television screen in Sarajevo carrying a live broadcast of Ratko Mladic’s trial.