All medical reports concerning the health condition of the former commander of the Main Staff of the Republika Srpska Army, General Ratko Mladić, have been collected, and a decision is pending on whether he will be allowed treatment in Serbia, his son Darko Mladić said today.
“Our nephrologist visited the general in The Hague last week and examined him, but his report is not yet for public release. We also received reports from the prison doctors, but they are not public either,” Darko Mladić said, as reported by “Srna.”
He stated that he would be able to comment on these reports once redacted versions are published.
“A decision on treatment in Serbia could not have been made before these reports,” the younger Mladić stated.
He mentioned that his mother recently visited General Mladić in The Hague and that he is in daily contact with his family.
“I will go to see him again soon with the children. He regularly speaks with them and they see each other via video calls, but that cannot replace personal contact,” Darko said.
General Mladić has neurological, cardiovascular, and urological problems that are progressively worsening and becoming more complicated.
The defense of General Mladić requested in early June that the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague grant his early conditional release on an expedited basis, due to his severe health condition.
The submission by Dragan Ivetić, General Mladić’s lead legal counsel, addressed to Judge Graciela Gatti Santana, states that despite the reluctance of the medical service of the detention unit in The Hague to provide a definitive prognosis on his health, it is undeniable that the general is approaching the end of his life.
General Mladić had a pacemaker implanted in a Dutch hospital last year, but his health has continued to deteriorate, and since then, his kidneys have failed.
“Given the incurable nature of Mladić’s illness and his short life expectancy, continued detention serves no legitimate purpose and constitutes inhumane treatment and punishment,” the proposal states.
His lawyers emphasize that, in addition to saving palliative care costs for the UN detention center, early release would allow General Mladić to explore all medical options and spend his remaining months with his family.
During his detention, General Mladić has suffered two strokes and a heart attack.
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Source: Tanjug; Photo: EPA