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Mladic Arrives in The Hague

He will spend the night in a UN isolation cell

By the Associated Press

Posted May 31, 2011 4:18 PM CDT

(AP) – Ratko Mladic has arrived at The Hague. The former Bosnian Serb military commander was placed in a UN detention unit to await trial on genocide charges; he will spend the night in an isolation cell. War crimes tribunal staff were first handing him his indictment and explaining the rules and procedures to him, and will also give him a list of defense lawyers who could help him through the initial proceedings of the war crimes court. He will be examined by a doctor and receive any treatment he may need before the end of the day, a spokesperson says.

The aircraft believed to be carrying war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic taxies from the runway having landed at Rotterdam Airport, Netherlands, after a flight from Belgrade, Serbia, May 31, 2011. (BAS CZERWINSKI)

A helicopter believed to be carrying war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic departs Rotterdam Airport, Netherlands, along with another after he arrived on a flight from Belgrade, Serbia, May 31, 2011. (BAS CZERWINSKI)

A helicopter-escorted convoy of police vehicles with flashing blue lights possibly carrying Ratko Mladic leaves Rotterdam Airport, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. (Bas Czerwinski)

A helicopter believed to be carrying war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic departs Rotterdam Airport, Netherlands, after he arrived on a flight from Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. (BAS CZERWINSKI)

A helicopter-escorted convoy of police vehicles with flashing blue lights possibly carrying Ratko Mladic arrives at the detention centre in Scheveningen, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 31, 2011. (AP Photo/Hugo de Hertog)

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