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Son: Mladic Had Nothing to Do With Srebrenica

Darko Mladic says dad ordered evacuation, not responsible for whatever went on behind his back

By the Associated Press

Posted May 29, 2011 8:16 AM CDT

(AP) – Ratko Mladic claims he had nothing to do with the massacre of 8,000 men and boys in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica when it fell during the 1992-1995 war, his son said today. Darko Mladic said his father denies ordering the massacre—the worst atrocity in Europe since the end of World War II. "Whatever was done in Srebrenica, he has nothing to do with it," Darko Mladic said. "His orders were to evacuate the wounded, the women, and the children and then the fighters. Whatever was done behind his back, he has nothing to do with that."

Europe's most wanted war crimes fugitive, Mladic, is being held in a Serbian jail after his arrest last week after 16 years on the run. The 69-year-old is charged by the tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, with genocide. His son says Ratko Mladic suffers from several health problems, and it was not clear when he made the claims.

Darko Mladic, Ratko Mladic's son, wears a black stone ring given to him as a gift from his father after he was arrested, in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 29, 2011.
Darko Mladic, Ratko Mladic's son, wears a black stone ring given to him as a gift from his father after he was arrested, in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 29, 2011.   (AP Photo/ Marko Drobnjakovic)
Bosnian Serbs hold Serbian flags and photos of Ratko Mladic during a protest in Kalinovik, Bosnia, hometown of the Bosnian Serb wartime military leader, Sunday, May 29, 2011.
Bosnian Serbs hold Serbian flags and photos of Ratko Mladic during a protest in Kalinovik, Bosnia, hometown of the Bosnian Serb wartime military leader, Sunday, May 29, 2011.   (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
Darko Mladic, Ratko Mladic's son, talks to members of the press in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 29, 2011.
Darko Mladic, Ratko Mladic's son, talks to members of the press in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, May 29, 2011.   (AP Photo/ Marko Drobnjakovic)
Bosnian Serbs, some with the Serbian flag painted on their cheeks, holding photos of Ratko Mladic during a protest in Kalinovik, Bosnia, hometown of the military leader, Sunday, May 29, 2011.
Bosnian Serbs, some with the Serbian flag painted on their cheeks, holding photos of Ratko Mladic during a protest in Kalinovik, Bosnia, hometown of the military leader, Sunday, May 29, 2011.   (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
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GodAndCroat
May 30, 2011 12:42 AM CDT
... For the time Dutch soldiers ... what
brawne
May 29, 2011 4:40 PM CDT
Really--no involvement?  Just in the picture cuffing jokingly on the head of the little Muslim boy and then  he-- the commander of all the forces, the forces who just what--went and killed everyone cause they were bored?  This is one of the worst things about psychopaths: inability to accept responsibility.  If he could admit it now--well, then he couldn't  have been the psychopath who did it then.  
RockyPneumonia
May 29, 2011 8:46 AM CDT
Well, as long as his *son* says he's innocent....

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