The son of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic, who was arrested on May 26 after 16 years on the run, has told reporters that his father had nothing to do with the 1995 massacre in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.
Serbian authorities say security is being increased to handle possible disturbances during expected protests today against the arrest of Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic.
The arrest of Ratko Mladic has made the tiny Serbian village where he sheltered famous overnight. Now some residents say they will rename Lazarevo after Mladic.
After 16 long years, Serbia has finally made good on its pledge to arrest the world's most-wanted war crimes suspect, Ratko Mladic. President Boris Tadic appears to have some ideas about what it Belgrade can expect in return.
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War crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic was arrested in Lazarevo, a village in the north of Serbia.
A mix of grim satisfaction and skepticism was in evidence on the streets of Sarajevo on May 26, hours after Serbian President Boris Tadic confirmed that Ratko Mladic, the man believed to be responsible for the worst atrocities of the Bosnian war, had been captured after 15 years as a fugitive.
RFE/RL's Balkan Service asked people on the streets of Sarajevo and Belgrade for their reactions to the arrest of war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic in Serbia. Their responses run the gamut from delight to anger and shame. Produced by Tina Jelin and Iva Martinovic
Belgrade found itself with a clear choice: Arrest and extradite Ratko Mladic or give up its ambitions to join the EU. In the end, they made the right choice. Mladic is finally on his way to The Hague tribunal to answer for his crimes. And Serbian President Boris Tadic now stands to reap several benefits.
RFE/RL Associate Director of Broadcasting Nenad Pejic talks about what the arrest of war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic means for Serbia internationally, regionally, and domestically.
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