THE HAGUE / MLADIC

The war crime trial of former Bosnian-Serb military leader Ratko Mladic has concluded Thursday (15 Dec) at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. ICTY

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:07
• Production Date: 15 December 2016
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA - ICTY
• Subject Topical: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• Geographic Subject: YUGOSLAVIA
• MAMS Id: 1798097
• Parent Id: 1798097
• Alternate Title: unifeed161215e

Description

STORY: THE HAGUE / MLADIC
TRT: 1:07
SOURCE: ICTY
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 15 DECEMBER 2016, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, court in session
2. Close up, presiding judge
3. Wide shot, court chamber
4. Med shot, defence lawyers
5. Close up, Mladic
6. Wide shot, chamber
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dragan Ivetic, Defence Attorney:
“I again urge you to look at the very detailed final trial brief, which lists all of our arguments, it is supported by citations to evidences and demonstrates that for all aspects of the case, general Mladic cannot be held criminally responsible because this prosecution has not brought you to the top of the pyramid , they have not eliminate the reasonable doubt as was their burden and now they are trying to run away from that.”
8. Close up, Mladic
9. Wide shot, chamber

Storyline

The war crime trial of former Bosnian-Serb military leader Ratko Mladic has concluded Thursday (15 Dec) at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands.

The three United Nations judges are expected to deliver a verdict within a year.

In his closing argument, Mladic’s defence attorney Dragan Ivetic said “general Mladic cannot be held criminally responsible because this prosecution has not brought you to the top of the pyramid; they have not eliminated the reasonable doubt as was their burden.”

Ratko Mladić was commander of the Bosnian Serb Army from 12 May 1992 until at least 8 November 1996.

He is indicted for two counts of genocide; five counts of crimes against humanity; four counts of violations of the laws or customs of war.

In the indictment, it is alleged that, from 12 May 1992 until 30 November 1995, Mladić participated in an attempt to permanently remove Bosnian Muslim and Bosnian Croat inhabitants from territories of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which were claimed as Bosnian Serb territory.

In addition, it is alleged that, during the period immediately preceding 11 July and until 1 November 1995, Mladić participated in an attempt to eliminate Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica by killing men and boys and forcibly removing women, young children and the elderly from the area.