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Ratko Mladic Protests International Trial, Is Removed From Court
Mladic wore a cap, waved to friends in the gallery, and threatened to boycott the proceedings because he could not have the attorneys he wanted, but only those appointed for him. He loudly protested the latter, until he was removed.

Before guards escorted Mladic from court, he shouted at Presiding Judge Alphons Orie, "You want to impose my defense. What kind of a court are you?"

Then not guilty pleas were entered by the court officers chosen to present his defense.

The court decided to hold his trial on the 16th anniversary of the crime for which he is being tried, to further emphasize his guilt before the trial has begun.
If he had cooperated with initial proceeding the trial would have begun on a different day. Judges have their ways...
He is accused of "violating the obligation to prevent genocide", in the Bosnian War, after an agreement between the Roman Catholic Croats to annex the part of Bosnia that had Roman Catholics, and the Serbs, to annex the part of Bosnia that had Serbian Orthodox Christians, was rejected by the largest minority of Muslims that wanted to rule over a unified Bosnia, with Christians as dhimmis.

So the Serbs entered Bosnia to forcefully reclaim the Serbian Orthodox regions, and force the Muslims there out into the Muslim majority part of Bosnia. The Muslims violently resisted expulsion.

After considerable fighting, the Serbs captured Srebrenica, and forced the expulsion of some 30,000 Muslim women and children. Adult men were detained, and some 8,000 men and boys above the age of 12 were eventually murdered killed, as the Serbs believed that if expelled, they would take up arms and fight against the annexation.

The Serbian and Greek units responsible were under the overall command of Ratko Mladic.

Both Croatia and Serbia have in past expressed dismay as to why western nations singularly supported Muslims against Christians trying to defend, in their minds, fellow Christians from Muslim persecution.
Moved to Europe and WoT politix. I also made the text yellow as it is Moose's interpretation of the original story at the link.

Mr. Mladic engaged in terrorism in that war. He ordered the deaths of innocents and engaged in ethnic cleansing. He laughed about it. He knew what he was doing.

It was a civil war, and each side engaged in atrocities. Those who did must face justice, either in a court or through Father Time. Mr. Mladic's turn is now.

I would hope that we at the Burg would not excuse terrorism simply because the victims were Muslim.

Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-07-05
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=325795