Mladic's Lawyers Seek Release Amid Dying Claims

Summary

Ratko Mladics legal team seeks his release from prison due to his deteriorating health following a severe stroke. The eighty-four-year-old war criminal, serving a life sentence for genocide and war crimes, is now bedridden or wheelchair-bound and can barely speak. His team argues that prison care is cruel and pointless, requesting a quick transfer to a Se…

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Ratko Mladics legal team seeks his release from prison due to his deteriorating health following a severe stroke. The eighty-four-year-old war criminal, serving a life sentence for genocide and war crimes, is now bedridden or wheelchair-bound and can barely speak. His team argues that prison care is cruel and pointless, requesting a quick transfer to a Serbian-speaking hospital or hospice. However, victims groups strongly oppose his release, and an independent medical review is pending. Support

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