Ratko Mladic, ‘Approaching End of Life’, Requests Release from Detention Defence lawyers filed an urgent motion to the UN court for the release of the 84-year-old Bosnian Serb war crimes and genocide convict after he reportedly suffered a stroke last month.

Report on legal proceedings regarding Ratko Mladic, former Bosnian Serb military commander convicted of war crimes. His lawyers are awaiting UN Court decision on release request based on his age (84) and health status; he received life sentence in 2017 for genocide and crimes against humanity during Yugoslav conflict (1992-1995).