The International Mechanism for Criminal Courts (MMS) rejected the Urgent Commander of the General Staff of the Army of the Republika Srpska Ratko Mladic, convicted of a lifelong prison for genocide and other crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina for temporary or conditionally early release due to poor health.
The President of the Judge Graciel Gattan, in his decision, in his decision, to indicate that the young man approaches his life, as well as his current health condition, which requires reliance on other persons to perform everyday activities, seriously. “
– Nevertheless, the young man continues to receive a very comprehensive and compassionate medical care, which was reluctantly confirmed by medical reports. The information available to me show that the convincing humanitarian reasons stated as the basis for their release are not substantiated – the allegations of Gatti Santana, BIRN BiH reports.
She also pointed out that the young man does not suffer from an acute terminal disease that could justify his release, and the current conditions in the United Nations Detention Unit and the Detention Hospital allow him high-quality care adapted to his specific health conditions.
She emphasizes that young man’s detention did not result in isolation, but that the detention units invested great efforts to ensure constant and regular maintenance of contact between young men and his family.
– Mladic’s further retention in custody therefore is neither imperishable nor as humiliating and as such, continues to respect the important principles of the prison system that are applied to crimes convicted. Accordingly, I think that the request should be rejected – stands in the decision of the mechanism.
The President Gatti Santana stated that the Secretariat must continue to take all reasonable measures to ensure the maximum availability of the family how the Mladic’s condition is developing.
– Given that the young man was sentenced to a lifelong imprisonment, the burden will also be on his family to accept and use the possibilities provided to him to give him comfort – Gatti Santana explained.
She added that she would continue to follow Mladic’s health regularly and take all appropriate measures to protect his right to dignity and ensure that custody does not result in unnecessary and unjustified harm or suffering.
In early June, Mladic’s defense requested an urgent submission to the mechanism for his temporary or conditionally early release due to his bad health. She then stated that this request was made on the basis of the fact that the medical staff of the detention unit informed Mladic and his family that his health could not be cured and transferred to palliative care, and that his remaining life is measured in months.
Mladic, former Commander of the VRS, in June 2021. He was sentenced to a lifelong mechanism for the prison for genocide in Srebrenica, the persecution of Bosniaks and Croats, terroring citizens of Sarajevo and taking UNPROFOR for hostages.
(Type / Source: FENA / PHOTO: Ukrinform)
