BOSNIA: Thousands Return For Ceremony Honoring 1995 Srebrenica Victims; Dutch Must Pay For Deaths Of 3 Bosniaks.

AP / A.CERKEZ


Thousands are returning to Bosnia on 11 July...to again honor the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
This year...613 newly identified victims of the massacre...will be buried.


The ceremony will be especially significant because of the recent capture of Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, accused of ordering the execution of 8,000 Muslim men and boys.


But not all residents are happy about the ceremonies. 
Srebrenica, pop 4,000, is still ethnically divided between Serbs and Muslims.


AND: A Dutch appeals court ruled that Dutch troops were to blame for deaths of 3 Bosnia Muslims (Bosniaks) in Srebrenica in 1995.
The court ordered the government to pay unspecified compensation to the dead men's relatives. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14026218

SERBIA / BOSNIA/ HAGUE: 27 May UPDATE: Ratko CAUGHT! Judge Rules Mladic Fit To Be Shipped To Hague...After 16 Years On The Run.

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   A Belgrade judge has ruled that Ratko Mladic is fit to be transferred to the Yugoslav tribunal in The Hague.
    He reportedly had suffered 2 strokes in the past that left one arm limp...and was taking medicines.
   After 16 years in hiding, Mladic, 69, was finally arrested.
   The ex-Bosnian Serb army chief is accused of the worst mass murder in Europe since WW2...the 1995 murders of 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica.

 

    He was captured in the village of Lazarevo in northern Serbia...about 80km/50 miles north of Belgrade...living under an assumed name.
   The arrest can only help Serbia in its quest to join the EU.
    Up until yesterday,  Serbia has been regarded by many...as a "pariah state," dragging its feet on Mladic and refusing to recognize the independence of Kosovo
   “It’s a very brave decision by the Serbian president,” said French President Nicholas Sarkozy. “It’s one step forward for Serbia’s integration in the EU.”
    But its continued reluctance over Kosovo's recognition still remains a big impediment to full EU acceptance of Serbia.

TO SEE 1:25 AP ENGLISH VIDEO REPORT...with excellent archival footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jY2Xdx8Lj4&feature=player_embedded

FOR NYTIMES MLADIC PROFILE:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/world/europe/27balkans.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all