Mladic refuses to enter plea at tribunal

At his first appearance before an international court in The Hague on the 3 June 2011, Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb commander, refused to enter a plea to what he called 'obnoxious' charges of genocide and war crimes.

ESO: Background information: Mladic extradited to face war crimes tribunal http://www.europeansources.info/record/mladic-extradited-to-face-war-crimes-tribunal/

BBC News, 3.6.11: Mladic shuns 'monstrous' charges http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13637360

Deutsche Welle, 3.6.11: Mladic's arrest and trial 'first step of many for Serbia's EU path' http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15129438,00.html

France24, 4.6.11: Mladic faces war crimes tribunal http://www.france24.com/en/20110603-bosnian-serb-war-crimes-general-mladic-faces-court-first-time-the-hague

Website: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) http://www.icty.org/

ICTY: Press: Events: Ratko Mladić Case http://www.icty.org/sid/10669

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