The tribunal, which last week convicted former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic of genocide and other crimes, was set up in 1993, while fighting still raged in the former Yugoslavia.

Mr. Mladic’s first name, Ratko, is a diminutive form of Ratimir; in English, the name can be translated as a question: ... It will continue to poison the future until it is reckoned with. ...

Gen. Ratko Mladic was found guilty of commanding forces responsible for crimes including the ... Mladic threatened his pursuers that he always carried a poison pill with him. He would never be ...

But still, last week's verdict - convicting former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic on 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity would have made the court look very strong.

The tribunal, which last week convicted former Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic of genocide and other crimes, was set up in 1993, while fighting still raged in the former Yugoslavia.

Ratko Mladic in July 1995: "The Heinrich Himmler of his generation." Foto: STR/ REUTERS ... Then there was the suicide rumor: Mladic once claimed he always carried a poison pill.

THE HAGUE (REUTERS) – A former Bosnian Croat military commander swallowed what he said was poison in a UN war crimes courtroom on Wednesday (Nov 29) and died shortly after losing an appeal ...

For six years the former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic stood trial at the Hague Tribunal. On Wednesday, 22 years after the war's end, he was sentenced to life in prison.

Bosnia’s Ratko Mladic Stands Trial on Genocide, War Crimes Charges. After more than 15 years on the run, Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic -- once one of the world's most-wanted fugitives ...