'Butcher of Bosnia' seeks early release

3 weeks ago

Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 over genocide and war crimes, has requested early release on Tuesday for health reasons. The notorious general, dubbed the "Butcher of Bosnia" for the atrocities he oversaw during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, said he only has a few months to live. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia,