Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic will be extended

The investigation into ex-Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic will be extended to anyone thought to have helped him avoid arrest for 16 years, Serbian President Boris Tadic has said.

Mr Tadic told the BBC anyone who protected him would be prosecuted.
Gen Mladic would be transferred to The Hague to be tried for war crimes, despite an extradition appeal by his lawyers, the president insisted.
Arrested on Thursday, he faces genocide charges over the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
Gen Mladic was declared fit to be extradited from Serbia to face trial, although his family and legal team say he is in poor health. Read more

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