of the so he could sleep peacefully in the hague. ah, in 2011 the tribunals last fugitives were finally and pretended. after 15 years on the run, roscoe march was arrested in serbia and handed over to the hague luggage. you can see the rise and make the solar declaration please so i do not recognize this have caught near police is a nato creation. what it is is to court the court of justice. so and he's trying us because we are so busy because we protect people from the bus. i'm cutting you off. please be seated. but again, general sir, did you ever inform me either orally or in writing that the prisoners from scrubber needs would be were being i or had been executed the mr president on rather than young and i cannot and do not wish to testify. the reason of my helen he could have taken 7000 muslim men prisoner, that he could have helped cloud his previous 4 years of murder and rape. but yet he chose to be the, the monster that he is and kill those people. mr. courage could you please stand the chamber here by sentences you rather th

all this and yet the major, not a name stick to the hague tribunal. not an international institution attacked the entire serv nation crush. ah, this is sort of beyond i'm not saying the serbs were. angels could read those, but you just have to look at the distribution on my floor of the prison. this is sort of deval set of our top 10 serves as you crow at. and one muslim mission i found very amusing or the you said, i'm just here to make up the muslim quota. not a trace of justice need to rule. well, the navy to any. it's true that most of the accused war service context that's due to the context of the conflict to do it after the dissolution of yugoslavia. but the federal army was dissolved the modem, the headquarters were in belgrade and serbian hands. so this federal army became a serbian army, so that on your mind is of course they had plenty of weapons ship to those in the bosnian army was formed on the go and barely had any weapon that the government is the same. was true for the croats and supposed to go to the court about the i spoke to do wha

in the hague. ah, in 2011 the tribunals last fugitives were finally pretended. after 15 years on the run, rosco, march was arrested in serbia and handed over to the hague luggage. you kindly rise and make the solemn declaration please. yeah, i saw i do not recognize this hague caught near please. that is a nightmare creation. it is a satanic court, a court of justice sold, and he's trying us because we are so busy because we protect people from the bus. i'm cutting you off. please be seated again at general, sir, did you ever inform me either orally or in writing that the prisoners from nita would be were being or had been executed? let's press mister president on rather than young and i cannot and do not wish to testify. the reason of my helen he could have taken 7000 muslim men prisoner, that he could have helped cloud his previous 4 years of murder and rape. but yet he chose to be the, the monster that he is and kill those people. mr. cause it, could you please stand the chamber here by sentence

of the victims, relative travel to the hague. by on historic verdict, the war criminal has lived to hear the final ruling on his life sentence. our goal was never for someone to suffer, but to make him take responsibility for what he has done. the victims are never fully satisfied with judgments, but i am partly satisfied today. otherwise none and sarah yet insidious lot a child under siege for more than 3 years. while his snipers and shells killed thousands of civilians residence expressed, subdued relief may seem deserved the life to do. and i hope that's a mother's estimate. bernice are satisfied with averting at least those who survived. hoist law destroy my life. sentence is not enough lot. it should be sentenced to death. just as he sentenced to death and killed us over here will be with you. not because it but in other bosnian cities, many serbs continued to revere, the former military chief, claiming he just tried to protect his people because the people and their politicians will never accept the idea that general latter

oh, ah. madame presiding judge, ah, well let's now take you to the hague, where the final verdict on former bosnian said, commander rock term luggage is being read out these proceedings just to warn you are telecast with a 30 minute delay. that rule has been in force since a bosnian, croat war, criminal, died after taking potassium cyanide in the courtroom in front of live cameras. they do appear to be having some technical problems at the moment, but we'll be listening in as soon as they manage to get the audio going. now just to remind you, form that was me and sub commander rock term loud, which is going to be learning the outcome of his appeal 26 years after the issue of his initial arrest warrant charges have been deciding whether or not to uphold to overturn his 2017 conviction and life sentence for genocide and war crimes. while at speaker steadfast and she's following all of this for us in the hague step and curious what happens from here. i know there are a number, a number of possible outcomes today. absolutely, and that's why people here are quite anxious, especially espec

well, let's take you straight back to the hague bow and some breaking news. let's speak to step step boss and watching this verdict along with us here in doha step, fill us in on exactly what happened. i believe that the appeal has. so the appeal, the vantage, the original that it has indeed been upheld. exactly, that's what we're hearing now at the moment, while the official recording is still going on, there is a 30 minute delay, but it's already confirmed that the life sentence against milady has been upheld. the judges found that all the appeals from the defense that were filed off to defer it again, 2017 have been rejected. it's still unclear. i have the verdict here right now, it's just handed over to me. what happened to the other china side cloth step, actually, also the prosecutor wanted to be him, be convicted for, but for sure. now the life sentence has been piled up means that the boss in serbian command, milady will have to spend the rest of his life in prison. it's not clear if he will be here in the netherlands because got chick who was also co

it took 16 years to find melodic and bring him to the hague man. he could not believe he would ever face trial. while this is seen as some kind of closure. and that example of international justice does little to heal the wounds of 5 or 30 years on with some people still glorifying the acts of conflict at war. criminals like milady is ideology, less on survivors. fear that marriage acquittal for genocide and other parts of both the i will send the wrong message from h back in the i think it's for to give some support to the perpetrators. and people deny this genocide for the further does not accommodate the victims and their suffering. not fully recognized. it's not clear. we're melodic with 78 years old and has suffered. several strokes will serve his present term. the u. n. court made an appeal to all its members states, especially in europe, to offer imprisonment to the man who is considered one of the worst war criminals of our time, steadfast and elgin's era, the hague. if the appear has stepped up security near its renaissance dam, project pe

t y in the hague may 22nd. i presented an indictment for confirmation against the wall, but then the loss of its end for others, charging them with crimes against humanity, specifically murder, deportation, and persecutions, and with violations of the laws and customs of war. the. but is known as low burden milosevic, stayed in power of wasting him was not possible. the opportunity came when he lost the presidential election in 2000 milosevic refused to concede defeat until angry protest is stormed the element in june, 2001 milosevic was extracted to the hague and charged with more crimes. committed in close to the croatia and bosnia one of the longest and most important trials in the history of international justice was about to begin the rest is slow, but lucian, which was really momentous. galvanized the officer. the prosecutor the stakes were higher and maybe the credibility of v i. c 2, i as an institution was more a play. we really had to show that we knew what we were about, dan. awe today. never thought

she traveled to the hague and hope to find some closure. at the minimum minimum. this is the minimum we can expect from justice as a victim. i will never be satisfied. now we have to focus on the next perpetrators of genocide who are still free, who welcome us to see you know those last lot, the stocky pretty what the, the former yugoslavia tribunal is seen as one of the success stories for international justice with all 161 indicted suspects brought to court. it took 16 years to find melodic and bring him to the hague man. he could not believe he would ever face trial while this for the scene as some kind of closure and that example of international justice and thus little to heal the wounds of 5 or 30 years on with some people still glorifying the acts of conflict at war criminals, like milady is ideology less on survivors, fear that marriage acquittal for genocide and other parts of bosnia will send the wrong message from h back in the, in the i think it's for to give some support to the perpetrators and people deny this genocide for the further does not accomm

the war crimes tribunal asked her to arrest cottage and mulch and send them to the hague me bill. it was time for me. i was the president of the republic. yes. and i received a request to hand over my card. you could shoot, gotta judge the liquid person below. there was so much work to do after the war and i didn't know where they were. and that's in the interest of me. i was the president, i acted according to the constitution. the constitution forbade it. so i don't think i even reapplied, i tore it up and throw it away. and that was a little pushy boss. from no problem was a child to the tribunal had a problem too because we had some 70 accused. but no one was being arrested throughout the room. the prosecution needed to find a solution of enough team and the our team was able to determine the whereabouts of one of the accused social. i came up with the idea of getting him to walk into track lockup. we managed to win his trust and arranged a meeting in a un controlled area and i was going through austin. but we made him believe that we would help him sell his house, georgia bec

to the hague to hear the verdict. a few kilometers north of chevron, its the genocide, memorial and cemetery, honor the victims of the 995 massacre surest and none of its last 23 members of her family including her husband. his last words to her take care of our children. when you get flavio broke up in the early 909 keys ethnic to existence rapidly dissolved into ethnic conflict. foggy and had for governor became one of the most physically contested territory. as serbs crow at some bulk. next vide for control. in july, 995, bosnian serb general rudco melodic entered trevor. and it's in the following days, at least 8000 pounds knack muslims were slaughtered. mostly men and boys. the remains are still being identified by forensic scientists today, using dna analysis. melodic went on trial at the u. n. tribunal for the former yugoslavia and in 2017 he was found guilty of war crimes and genocide for having committed this crime which the chambers, census mister outcome luggage to life imprisonment from aladdin has challen

was proud to support a live event there from the hague, in the netherlands way. the european know inforcement agency, your director of operations was given details about the launch is professor kate global operational again, the organized crime. again, this was a major crackdown that involved law enforcement agencies from a number of countries including you zealand, australia and the f b i in the us as well as your point. of course we're going to be hearing from a number of agency directors. there you're a poll announced that some $800.00 arrests were made around the world. hundreds of criminals who were tricked into using a messaging app that was secretly being run by the f b. i will have more details on this major crackdown on organized crimes. as more information is announced throughout the morning at the have that in other news, the us justice department says it's recovered. more than half of a ransom paid to hackers who attacks the country's largest school pipeline last month. the cyber attack on colonial pipeline destructive supplies along the east coast. t

anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. the us vice—president, kamala harris, has urged would—be migrants from guatamala not to come to the united states. she said the trip north was extremely dangerous and they would be turned back. the biden administration has pledged more than $300 million in humanitarian aid for migrants. ms harris is in mexico on the final leg of her visit to the region, from where will grant reports. no doubt conscious that the biden administration has been perceived as a soft touch among would—be immigrants, vice—president harris arrived in guatemala with a stark message. do not come. the united states will continue to enforce our laws and secure our border. if you come to our border, you will be turned back. warning issued, she also came bearing gifts — a donation of 500,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine, which guatemala badly needs to speed up its vaccination roll—out. and she set out a series of initiatives and investments in the region. washington plans to pump $300 million into gu

war to some of the victims relative travel to the hague. by on the historic verdict, the war criminal has lived to hear the final ruling on his life sentence. our goal was never for someone to suffer, but to make him take responsibility for what he has done. the victims are never fully satisfied with judgments, but i am partly satisfied today. the other was now in san diego city madge held under siege for more than 3 years. while his snipers and shells killed thousands of civilians residence expressed. subdued relief may seem a life sentence to do, and i hope that the mothers of repentance are satisfied with the verdict. at least those who survive, la, destroy my life is not enough. not reminded should be sentenced to death. just as he sentenced to death and killed us over here with you, enough not to cause it. but in other bosnian cities, many serves, continue to revere the former military chief, claiming he just tried to protect his people because people and their politicians will never accept the idea that general mortgage is a war crimi

. fairly mixed feelings here in the hague. i have to say not only was the appeal by the defense, lawyers of not each rejected but also by the prosecution. so relatives of victims who are gathering here at the us court say that there's a very much disappointment, that's not only the channels tight. and so but a lisa has been recognized by the genocide and other parts of both. i have been rejected hasn't been called agenda side, and they say that's not fair. they have been lots of people who died during that part of the war as well, which was before the 1995. but anytime massacre and they say it would have been much more giving a feeling of justice to the victims in boston. yeah. if both parts were given the channel site awarding, so that's why they are very disappointed about that. on the other side, there was quite relieved. of course that's a life sentence has been up house. that was some concern that that would also not be the case, but there are relief about that. they say this is a momentous ending to a momentous trial. an

in the early nineties, that fasten is in the hague. fairly mixed feelings here in the hague. i have to say, not only was the appeal by the defense, lawyers of not each rejected but also by the prosecution. so relatives of victims who are gathering here at the us court say that there's a very much disappointment that so not only the genocide and some but any has been recognized. but the genocide and other parts of both have been rejected hasn't been called agenda side. and they say that's not fair, they have been lots of people who died during that part of the war as well, which was before the 1995 s a but anytime massacre. and they say it would have been much more giving a feeling of justice to the victims in boston if both parts were given the general site of awarding. so that's why they are very disappointed about that. on the other side, there was quite relieved. of course that's a life sentence has been up house. that was some concern that that would also not be the case, but there are relief about that. they say this is a momentous and then to a momentous trial. and one

so they're hoping that the author sitting here in the hague, in the prison here, that he might be able to be moved out where. so for mulatto, which is that it then step or could further charges be brought against him? now it seems to be really the final final final day in court because this has taken 10 years. it was a very long try with lots of people coming in, specifying lots of documents it's, it's called the the best document. it's a trial internationally. it's seen as a big success story. 161 people were indicted. many have been convicted it seen as a, as an example for other international cases that could be brought to court. so there was a lot at stake, at least for the international tribunals with this for a day to day. but for melodic, this is the last chapter. the person has clothes and you will be in prison for the rest of his life. ok, thank you so much stuff us and for that reporting from the hague. let's speak to a mirror. so he, i guess he was a survivor of mr. bernice genocide. he's also the director of the scrubs in each of memorial center. he's joining us live. thank

after a un tribunal in the hague victims, relatives of travel to the hague, to hear the verdict. a few kilometers north of chevron, its the genocide, memorial and cemetery, honor the victims of the $995.00 massacre. sure. so none of its last 23 members of her family, including her husband, his last words to her, take care of our children. when you get flavio broke up in the early 900 ninety's ethnic toy existence rapidly dissolved into ethnic conflict. foggy and has the governor became one of the most fearfully contested territories. a served crow at some bog. next vide for control. in july, 995 bosnian serb general radco melodic enter, trepner, and it's in the following days, at least 8000 pounds knack muslims were slaughtered. mostly men and boys. the remains are still being identified by forensic scientists today, using dna analysis. melodic went on trial at the u. n. tribunal for the former yugoslavia. and in 2017 he was found guilty of war crimes and genocide for having committed these crimes. the chambers, census, mister, outcome, luggage to life imprisonment from aladdin h

she traveled to the hague and hope to find some closure at the minimum minimum. from this, this is the minimum we can expect from justice. as a victim, i will never be satisfied. now we have to focus on the next perpetrators of genocide who are still free, who welcome us to see you know those last lot, the stocky pretty what the, the former yugoslavia tribunal is seen as one of the success stories for international justice with all 161 indicted suspects brought to court. it took 16 years to find melodic and bring him to the hague man, he could not believe he would ever face trial. well, this further to seen as some kind of closure and then example of international justice. it does little to heal the wounds of 5 or 30 years on with some people still glorifying the acts of conflict of war. criminals like milady is ideology, less on survivors. fear that marriage acquittal for genocide and other parts of both the i will send the wrong message from h back in the i think it's for to give some support to the perpetrators. and people deny this genocide for the further do

and war crimes, including the subunits, a massacre, set bass and reports now from the hague. almost 3 decades after the award name radco maddie, chill causes reactions of horror and nightmare for the relatives of the $8000.00 muslim men and boys killed in the super anytime massacre their bodies scattered in more than 100 mass graves. not many are still missing. well, how much of each continues to look for the remainder of his father, who was the principal of the school? he disappeared in 1995 after he was handed over to buffy and serve military forces . watching as some criminal can be held responsible for the doings and can be punished. but this doesn't mean they'll be justice because it's impossible to bring back all these lives. 4 years ago, the former yugoslavia tribunals, milady guilty of genocide and cerebral editor and of war crimes, most notably, ethnic cleansing in bosnia from 1992 to 1995. a criminal in the eyes of his victims, but perhaps unbelievably too many actually seen as a hero. to others in east boston street, his named optimal adage and mural scary. his fac

, jack parents in the hague. thank you very much. let's have a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. clean up assets on the way in pakistan after a trained collision that killed at least 51 people. the disaster took place in the southern provinces send an express train, another train that had derailed more than 100 people were injured. pharaoh's presidential election is still too close to cold, left as candidates, federal could feel has taken a slim league with over 95 percent of the vote. county it is right, being rival, take off which maury is alleging voting irregularity. she has a huge christy of supporters of stealing votes. kasteel party rejects the delegation. us authorities have covered most of the rents and paid to russian based hackers who launched a cyber attack on the country's largest fuel pipeline. crypto currency was recovered by a tough, full set up in response to ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure worldwide . based on our investigation. carla harris i

the hague. very mixed feelings here in the hague. i have to say, not only was the appeal by the defense, lawyers of not each rejected but also by the prosecution. so relatives of victims who are gathering here at the us court say that there's very much disappointment. that's not only the genocide and so but any has been recognized. but the genocide and other parts of both have been rejected hasn't been called agenda side. and they say that's not fair. they have been lots of people who died during that part of the war as well, which was before the 1995 as a but anytime massacre. and they say it would have been much more giving a feeling of justice to the victims in boston if both parts were given the general site of awarding. so that's why they are very disappointed about that. on the other side, they are quite relieved. of course, that's a life sentence has been up house. that was some concern that that would also not be the case, but there are relief about that. they say this is a momentous and

it took 16 years to find milady and bring him to the hague man. he could not believe he would ever face trial. well this, but i just seen some kind of closure in an example of international justice does little to heal the wounds of 5 or 30 years on with some people still glorifying the acts of conflict with war criminals like milady is ideology less on survivors. fear that marriage acquittal for genocide and other parts of bosnia will send the wrong message from h back in the i think it's for to give some support to the perpetrators and people deny this genocide ever happen. the further does not accommodate the victims and their suffering, not fully recognized. it's not clear where melodic was 78 years old and has suffered. several strokes will serve his present term. d, u. n. court made an appeal to all its members states, especially in europe, to offer imprisonment to the man who is considered one of the worst war criminals of our time steadfast and l g 0. they have a vigil is being held in canada, a memory of a muslim family killed when the dri

he travelled to the hague and hope to find some closure of the minimum minimum of this. this is a minimum we can expect from justice as a victim. i will never be satisfied. now we have to focus on the next perpetrators of genocide who are still free, who walk among us. but what i'm so you know, those last lot does the fact that the, the former yugoslavia tribunal is seen as one of the success stories for international justice with all 161 indicted suspects brought to court. it took 16 years to find milady and bring him to the hague man. he could not believe he would ever face trial. well, this further just seen as some kind of closure and an example of international justice and thus little to heal the wounds of for 5 or 30 years on with some people still glorifying the acts of conflict at war. criminals, like milady is ideology, less on so vital fear that marriage acquittal for genocide and other parts of both the i will send the wrong message. i track the internet. i think it's for to give some support to the perpetrators and people deny this genocide for the further do

hague and hope to find some closure of the minimum minimum. from this, this is a minimum, we can expect from justice as a victim, i will never be satisfied. now we have to focus on the next perpetrators of genocide who are still free, who welcoming us instability. so you're not going to last lot just talking about the, the former yugoslavia tribunal is seen as one of the success stories for international justice with all 161 indicted suspects brought to court. it took 16 years to find melodic and bring him to the hague man. he could not believe he would ever face trial while this further scene or some kind of closure. and the example of international justice does little to heal the wounds of 5 or 30 years on with some people still glorifying the acts of conflict with war criminals like milady. his ideology lives on survivors, fear that marriage, acquittal for genocide and other parts of bosnia will send the wrong message from h back in the i think it's for to give some support to the perpetrators and people deny this genocide for the food does

in the hague. the prime minister was awarded a nobel peace prize two years ago but that was before the war broke out. how much is left of his image as a reformer and peacemaker? >> i think you are right that the reputation has suffered, particularly at the international level. domestically, he still maintains a large following, a significant following. there is a lot of hope what he promised when he came to power could be realized. the war going on and the tragedies unfolding have damaged his reputation, but he still maintains a following in the country. brent: those promises he made when he was campaigning the first time, have those promises been kept? >> he has been in power for three years. he has started with pardons and reforms. perhaps one of the successful reforms were the reorganization of the national electoral word of ethiopia. thway they have handled elections shows that has played a role. unfortunately, because of some of the problems he inherited in some of the miscalculations he made,

he travelled to the hague and hope to find some closure of the minimum minimum of this. this is a minimum, we can expect from justice as a victim, i will never be satisfied. now we have to focus on the next perpetrators of genocide who are still free, who walk among us, but any of that. so, you know, those last lot does the fact that the, the former yugoslavia tribunal is seen as one of the success stories for international justice with all 161 indicted suspects brought to court. it took 16 years to find milady and bring him to the hague man. he could not believe he would ever face trial. well, this further just seen as some kind of closure and an example of international justice and thus little to heal the wounds of 5 or 30 years on with some people still glorifying the acts of conflict with war criminals like milady. his ideology lives on survivors, fear that marriage, acquittal for genocide and other parts of both the i will send the wrong message from h back in the i think it's for to give some support to the perpetrators and people deny this genocide for the further

i want to be taken to the hague mission. he was very shaken, but came across very sincere michelle the most prevalent throughout them of which would you please rise to me. is there anything you'd like to add on a dozen to morrow? the, your honor, i had to do this. if i refused, i would have been killed together with the victims. when i refused, they told me that you're sorry for them line up with them, and we'll kill you to the show the movie. all right, mr. them of which try to get a hold of yourself. you sit down for a moment. he pled guilty, small prison term. but for what he did to make sure reverend, it would not be forgotten and would not be seen as something that didn't happen. i think it for the prosecution, it was worse. whereas the low sentence was a blue prove the most important thing. the drudging at them of which brought us was his membership in the 10th sabotaged detachment. because, because 2 tenths sabotage detachment only acted on orders from the highest level of the both me and the balmy. no sound the world

have traveled to the hague to hear the burden. a few kilometers north of chevron. it's the genocide, memorial and cemetery on are the victims of the $995.00 massacre. sure. so none of its lost 23 members of her family, including her husband, his last words to her take care of our children. when you get lobby broke up in the early 909 keys ethnic tel existence rapidly dissolved into ethnic conflict. for the governor became one of the most physically contested territory. a serbs crow at some bog. next vide for control. in july, 995, bosnian serb general radco melodic enter. trevor and it's in the following days, at least 8000 pas nack muslims were slaughtered. mostly men and boys. the remains are still being identified by forensic scientists today using d n. a analysis. melodic went on trial at the u. n. tribunal for the former yugoslavia. and in 2017 he was found guilty of war crimes and genocide for having committed these crimes the chambers, censuses, mister, outcome, luggage to life imprisonment from aladdin, challenged his geno

the bbc�*s anna holligan was outside the court in the hague and sent this report. munira has been waiting more than two decades for this moment. ratko mladic presided over a state—sponsored killing machine. through the crimes of persecution, extermination... his crimes, persecution, extermination, deportation, and genocide among them, were committed as part of a politically engineered plot to systematically remove muslims from the land, to seize and ethically cleanse territory, to become part of a greater serbian republic following the bloody break—up of the former yugoslavia. in srebrenica, it tookjust four days for ratko mladic�*s forces to execute approximately 8000 muslim men and boys. un forces were present but failed to prevent the massacre. some of the survivors had hoped ratko mladic would use his last public appearance to offer an apology that could help reconciliation in the still divided region. i'm sorry to say but i can really see evil in his eyes. the man has no sorrow for anything that happened. nothing. he doesn't care. he couldn't take the fl

and electoral assistance in the hague. welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us. as we have heard of the argument has described this quote as the nation's 1st attempt at free and fair elections. to what extent is that true? was who if you, if you compare with was past elections, it's definitely better. we had very good election in 2005, unfortunately a day after the elections think stunned, ugly. and there was a lot of filers and oppressive tactics became became more progressive. i've the same time, there's really no illusion that the elections lose. they leave a lot to be desired. in particular, as you noted in the, in the, in the statements, the takeaway region is in conflict and a large part of the country, particularly, or me out there will not be position critical pushing parties which miss, that the elections will not represent the political dividing lines the popular sentiment in that particular region. but overall, i think given the context, elections can be seen as, as a good beginning, as a goo

i want to be taken to the hague mission. he was very shaken, but came across very sincere michelle, the most prevalent minister identity, which would you please rise to committee. there anything you would like to add? first one is to, doesn't to motor with your honor. i had to do this. if i had refused, i would have been killed together with the victims. when i refused, or they told me, you're sorry for them line up with them. i will kill you to michel the movie. alright, mr. them, of which try to get a hold of yourself. you sit down for a moment. he pled guilty, small prison term. but for what he did to make sure shrubbery needs would not be forgotten and it would not be seen as something that didn't happen. i think it for the prosecution, it was worse. whereas the low sentence was a blue prove the most important thing that dredge and at them of each brought out was his membership in the 10th sabotaged attachment because the 10th sabotage detachment only acted on orders from the highest level of the both me and of army no s

across from the russian agency at the hague and issued a letter addressed to president putin asking him to take responsibility, show accountability, and provide the evidence that prosecutors have been asking for for many years now. of course, the kremlin has always denied any responsibility. ros: w more on the response from russia, here is -- >> the spokesperson has already commented on the case and said the kremlin is following the story but in no wado they see themselves as related to the case. they see it is absolutely different from them, distanced from them. if you follow the case over a number of years, it is interesting to know, russian officials in no way contradicted themselves. the investigation committee stated that they think the buk missile was used by a ukraine military jet. at the same time, the thing which produces buks claims that mh-17 was shot down by a buk but from ukrainian territory. that is the essence of the russian position. they say they have nothinto do with it, but all versions contradict each other. ros: u.s. vice preside kamala harris is in central america,

but the devices were actually operated by the f b i o will begin the day in court in the hague, where united nations war crimes judges have rule that, that co melodic will spend the rest of his life in jail and upheld the live sentence against the 78 year old form above the insert military chief for his role in genocide and other atrocities during the bosnian war. in the early ninety's luggage lead troops responsible for a string of deadly campaigns, including the 1995. reverend, it's a massacre and the siege of c, just sorry, i have a decision, is his final verdict. following his appeals against the convictions and the sentences he received in 2017 this was the final verdict on the so called butcher of bosnia radco luggage in his late seventies will spend the remainder of his life behind bars. lodge over saw the cold blooded killing of some 8000 mostly muslim men and boys. when his bosnian serb troops overran the town of trevor, anita the slaughter is the only crime in europe that has been declared to genocide since world war 2. some of the victims, relatives, travel to the hague pio

i'm joined now by anna holigan in the hague. please just expend some of the context, a significant drilling. abs, context, a significant drilling. significant drilling, i am holding a copy of the final appealjudgment, ratko mladic, nicknamed the butcher of bosnia was in this court. he was the military leader at the time presiding over this killing machine that swept through the territory, trying to ethnically cleanse on bustling maintenance from parts of the country —— claims that the bosnian muslims. the appeals chamber, the finaljudgment, means that ratko mladic, 78—year—old now, and many fear this moment would never come, that he would die before this finaljudgment. they have found that he was indeed guilty of committing genocide, persecution, examination, murder, deportation, unlawful attacks on civilians, and that this was a really systematic campaign. it started in the early 19905 campaign. it started in the early 1990s with persecution, then in sarajevo sniping and shelling of the capital, a four—year siege. pic

the bbc�*s anna holligan reports from the court in the hague. munira has been waiting more than two decades for this moment. ratko mladic presided over a state—sponsored killing machine. through the crimes of persecution, extermination... his crimes, persecution, extermination, deportation, and genocide among them, were committed as part of a politically engineered plot to systematically remove muslims from the land, to seize and ethically cleanse territory, to become part of a greater serbian republic following the bloody break—up of the former yugoslavia. in srebrenica, it tookjust four days for ratko mladic�*s forces to execute approximately 8,000 muslim men and boys. un forces were present but failed to prevent the massacre. some of the survivors had hoped ratko mladic would use his last public appearance to offer an apology that could help reconciliation in the still divided region. i'm sorry to say it but i can really see evil in his eyes. the man has no sorrow for anything that happened. i mean, nothing. he doesn't care. he couldn't

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some of the victims, relatives travel to the hague pion. and this is the historic verdict. the war criminal has lived to hear the final ruling on his life sentence. our goal was never for someone to suffer, but to make him take responsibility for what he has done in sara a city lot. it's held under siege for more than 3 years. while his snipers and shells cold, thousands of civilians residence expressed, subdued relief may seem deserved the life. and i hope that the mothers are satisfied with the burden. at least those who survive toys. but in other bosnian cities, many serves, continue to revere the former military chief, claiming he just tried to protect his people because the people and their politicians will never accept the idea that general ladder to the war criminal nor that genocide was committed here time painted banners in the countryside outside of sara hugo testified to that sentiment. today, one of the big challenges we seen, the region that individuals who have been convicted for war crimes are still considered as heroes in parts of their community. back and r

that vast reports from the hague almost 3 decades after the war, the name had comradie chill causes reactions of horror and nightmare for the relatives of the $8000.00, mostly men and boys guild, in the super anytime massacre. their bodies scattered in more than $100.00 mass graves. not many are still missing. well, how much of each continues to look for the remainder of his father who was the principal of the school? he disappeared in 1995 after he was handed over to buffy and serve military forces . watching at some criminal can be held responsible in doing some can be punished, but this doesn't mean they'll be just because it's possible to bring back all these lives. 4 years ago, the former yugoslavia tribunal found milady guilty of genocide and cerebral editor and of war crimes. most notably, ethnic cleansing in bosnia from 1992 to 1995, a criminal in the eyes of his victims, but perhaps unbelievably too many actually seen as a hero to others. and east boston street, his named optimal adage and mural scary. his face, the local surf community believes he defended orthodox serbs in the war

from the hague. almost 3 decades after the award name radco milady chill causes reactions of horror and night. me as for the relatives of the 8000 muslim men and boys killed in the so but any to massacre their body scattered in more than 100 mass graves. not many are still missing. well, how much of each continues to look for the remainder of his father, who was the principal of the school? he disappeared in 1995 after he was handed over to buffy and serve military forces . watching as a sample. criminal can be held responsible for the doings and can be punished, but this doesn't mean they'll be justice because it's impossible to bring back all these lives. 4 years ago, the former yugoslavia tribunal found milady guilty of genocide and cerebral nita and of war crimes. most notably, ethnic cleansing in bosnia from 1992 to 1995, a criminal in the eyes of his victims. but perhaps unbelievably too many actually seen as a hero to others. and east boston street is named after melodic and mural scary. his f

the bbc�*s anna holligan was outside the court in the hague and sent this report. munira has been waiting more than two decades for this moment. ratko mladic presided over a state—sponsored killing machine. through the crimes of persecution, extermination... his crimes, persecution, extermination, deportation, and genocide among them, were committed as part of a politically engineered plot to systematically remove muslims from the land, to seize and ethically cleanse territory, to become part of a greater serbian republic following the bloody break—up of the former yugoslavia. in srebrenica, it tookjust four days for ratko mladic�*s forces to execute approximately 8,000 muslim men and boys. un forces were present but failed to prevent the massacre. some of the survivors had hoped ratko mladic would use his last public appearance to offer an apology that could help reconciliation in the still divided region. i'm sorry to say it but i can really see evil in his eyes. the man has no sorrow for anything that happened. i mean, nothing. he doesn't care. he couldn't

that button has more from the hey, fairly mixed feelings here in the hague. i have to say, not only was the appeal by the defense lawyers of law to reject it, but also by the prosecution. so relatives of victims who are gathering here at the us court say that there's a very much disappointment. that's not only the chairman site and so but any site has been recognized, but the genocide and other parts of both have been rejected hasn't been called agenda side. and they say that's not fair. they have been lots of people who died during that part of the war as well, which was before the 1995 as a but anytime massacre. and they say it would have been much more giving a feeling of justice to the victims in boston if both parts were given the general size of a wording. so that's why they are very disappointed about that. on the other side, there was quite relieved. of course that's a life sentence has been up. how's that was some concern that that would also not be the case, but there are relief about that. they say this is a momentous and then to a momentous trial.

in 1993, the hague, became the home of the new tribunal, judges, investigators and prosecutors were recruited from across the world to bring accused war criminals from the former yugoslavia to trial. he had masses of material from the former yugoslavia and material was coming in all the time. so we had to figure out what we had. and when you think you want to go well and help stop a conflict and somebody saying, organize your papers, set up your computer files. it's a hard thing to understand. the word people from the united states and from great britain and italy all over the world. and the, the atmosphere among those folks was it was high energy and a certain amount of excitement, though, excitement with a bit of a smile because no one thought we would be able to do anything. the meanwhile, the war continued in bozeman, tro, s, and bosnia x had also formed their own armies. the 3 cities were now citing each other and civilians on all sides became victims during the war i think it was inconceivable to any of the major axis there. but any one of the rest of the world that any of those people

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the bbc�*s anna holligan was outside the court in the hague and sent this report. manira has been waiting more than two decades for this moment. ratko mladic presided over a state—sponsored killing machine. through the crimes of persecution, extermination... his crimes, persecution, extermination, deportation, and genocide among them, were committed as part of a politically engineered plot to systematically remove muslims from the land, to seize and ethically cleanse territory, to become part of a greater serbian republic following the bloody break—up of the former yugoslavia. in srebrenica, it tookjust four days for ratko mladic's forces to execute approximately 8000 muslim men and boys. un forces were present but failed to prevent the massacre. some of the survivors had hoped ratko mladic would use his last public appearance to offer an apology that could help reconciliation in the still divided region. i'm sorry to say but i can really see evil in his eyes. the man has no sorrow for anything that happened. nothing. he doesn't care. he couldn't take the floor

to the hague and hope to find some closure. the minimum minimum is a w, and this is a minimum. we can expect from justice as a victim, i will never be satisfied. now we have to focus on the next perpetrators of genocide who are still free, who welcome among us, but any of that. so you know, those last lot does the fact pretty well the, the former yugoslavia tribunal is seen as one of the success stories for international justice with all 161 indicted suspects brought to court. it took 16 years to find milady and bring him to the hague man. he could not believe he would ever face trial while this further, just seen as some kind of closure. and the example of international justice does. little to heal the wounds of 5 or 30 years on with some people still glorifying the acts of conflict with war criminals like milady is ideology. listen to vices. fear that marriage acquittal for genocide and other parts of both the i will send the wrong message from h back in the i think it's for to give some support to the perpetrators and people

in the hague. mladic had appealed his life sentence for genocide over the massacre of nearly eight thousand muslim men and boys at srebrenica in 1995. from the mothers in a serbia, bosnia, there is one person responsible, and that is mladic. hundreds of organised criminals across the world, including hit squads, drug gangs and the mafia, are arrested in a crime sting led by the fbi and australia. all they talk about his drugs, violence. _ all they talk about his drugs, violence, hits on each other, innocent _ violence, hits on each other, innocent people who are going to be murdered. _ innocent people who are going to be murdered, a whole range of things. and a slap seen around the world — two men in the south of france are arrested over an assault on president macron. the former bosnian serb commander ratko mladic has had his conviction for genocide upheld. the final decision, rejecting his appeal, was taken by the international criminal court in the hague — and this was his reaction. mladic s

have traveled to the hague to hear the verdict. a few kilometers north of chevron, its the genocide, memorial and cemetery, honor the victims of the 995 massacre surest and none of its last 23 members of her family, including her husband. his last words to her take care of our children. when you get flavio broke up in the early 919 ethnic coexistence rapidly dissolved into ethnic conflict for me. and has the governor became one of the most physically contested territory, a serbs, crowe at some balls. next vibe for control. in july, 995, bosnian serb general radco melodic entered trevor and it's in the following days, at least 8000 pounds knack muslims were slaughtered. mostly men and boys. the remains are still being identified by forensic scientists today using dna analysis. melodic went on trial at the u. n. tribunal for the former yugoslavia. and in 2017, he was found guilty of war crimes and genocide for having committed these crimes. the chamber census mister outcome luggage to life imprisonment from aladdin has challenged his

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it took 16 years to find milady and bring him to the hague man. he could not believe he would ever face trial while this further scene or some kind of closure. and the example of international justice does little to heal the wounds of 5 or 30 years on with some people still glorifying the acts of conflict as war criminals like milady is ideology, live on survivors, fear that marriage, acquittal for genocide and other parts of both the i will send the wrong message from back in the, in the i think it's for to give some support to the perpetrators. and i deny this genocide for the, for it, it does not accommodate the victims and their suffering. not fully recognized. it's not clear. we're melodic with 78 years old and has suffered, several strokes will serve his present term. the un court made an appeal to all its members states, especially in europe, to offer imprisonment to the man who is considered one of the worst war criminals of our time. steadfast and elgin's era. the headache, a vigil is being held in canada and memory of a muslim family kil