Ratko Mladic has gone on trial in The Hague, he is accused
of carrying out crimes against humanity during the Balkans Conflicts of the
1990s. Mladic was a general of the Bosnian-Serb army, during the war the army
carried out mass murders of Muslims, most notorious is the Srebrenica massacre
of 1995 in which over 8,000 Muslim men and boys were butchered by the Serb
army. Not only was Mladic a general of the army that carried this out, but he
was in Srebrenica whilst it happened. The massacre wasn’t just on one day, it
took place over 11 days. Most people believe that he ordered these attacks, and
even if he did, he allowed them to happen. Whatever the decision of his role,
he should be thrown in prison and never, ever released. Mladic is also
responsible for the 40 month siege of Sarajevo in which the city was shelled
ruthlessly and around 10,000 people were killed.
As Mladic’s trial continues the world will watch with bated
breath, in the hopes that this man will be punished for his horrific crimes.
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