in late may two thousand and eleven the small serbian village of law as it ever shot to fame leading newspapers in many countries splashed its name across the front pages it was here the serbian police arrested general ratko adage this is the place where it happened. the worldwide manhunt for him lasted fifteen years serbia had promised a one million euro ward for his capture. the general's arrests triggered acts of protest in many serbian towns. some of the serbian people are worried because the hague and international media are smearing our hero of. something is a war criminal others believe he's a victim many events of his life especially in recent years are still shrouded in mystery.

the small village of law as it ever is situated in central serbia a repair shop and a couple of cafes are one and the church a cemetery and a school or of the other the village looks like many others in serbia. brad cohen lederach a general of the serbian on the spent the last few days before his arrest hiding here in the house of his brother in law branco. well known there often on friendly terms with branco for six years some of them i work in his garden every day but never saw the general people here are not in the habit of locking their gates in homes but sometime ago brain called began doing just that i thought why do you lock the door as i'm branco are you hiding your brother two million the role model he simply left off my question. as in many villages.

everything is out in the open here and yet even neighbors did not suspect the. man was saying in the nearby house. was hiding here before the. place. the international tribunal for the former yugoslavia at the hague charged with genocide. and civilians during the conflict in. the small village of.

most of the houses by his close and distant relatives. in this house. a little later. thing for country folk the mountains of serbia are specially rigorous. if they want to survive presidents need to till the soil much harder than in the. close is not over the first cut grass with red hair when i was eight years old one may know he was the best moa here and i learned the skills from him what i thought way of course and now on the best it was a place. in accordance with the patriarchal traditions of peasant families the oldest male is supposed to care for the family. rocklin lad it was born in one nine hundred forty three during world war two his father died in

battle when rocco was still a child. from then on he was the man of the house. is now went out to hard working people but lazy people always got a dressing down on a field he almost told me to pieces whenever i tried to get out of my chores years and in the interim work in the field and school very seriously he always was at the top of his class in military school and we were all very proud of him with water with you at that. recommended began his career was an officer in the yugoslav army is incorporated all ethnic groups live in the balkans. after world war two yugoslavia was a multi-ethnic federation that was made up of states with different ethnic populations. they were all officers of the former yugoslavia and were yugoslavia as far as their convictions were concerned they became serbs or surely after the breakup of yugoslavia the area that broadcom loved each was one of

those who believed in yugoslavia he believed there were still a chance so for evolving it but he changed his views in one thousand nine hundred ninety three after seeing northlands murdering serbs they were trying to create an islamic country in an area populated by serbs with worse he himself had been born. a vicious civil war broke out of the slums republic of bosnia and nine hundred ninety two about half of the people here follow his around and call. cells post muslims a little more than a third of catholic croatians butchered first supported the serbs but ultimately sided with muslims. in april ninety ninety two the serbs surrounded the bosnian capital sorry a vote muslims made up the majority of the city's population. the siege of sarajevo lasted four years.

traces of the siege can still be found on the streets of syria. many locals lost relatives here. i was away at work on october the tenth not ninety four point zero one hundred twenty five millimeter shell hit my house my son and daughter were critically wounded twenty eight days later they died in hospital. and me greatly to see this suffering i really wish they had died right there in the end really but i wouldn't have suffered so much. according to the hague tribunal the siege of sarajevo resulted in more than ten thousand deaths. approximately fifty thousand people were wounded. these figures were cited in one of the gray vist indictments of russia come adage. to the war in sarajevo started when muslim terrorists attacked the serbian wedding

even started to boil when muslim terrorists attacked a column of the former yugoslav people's. street where muslim terrorists were shooting at civilians and soldiers the muslims did everything to involve the world community especially the nato pact to fight on their side for their goals by staging various terrorist. during the war bosnia was divided into two countries. the muslims called their part the republic of bosnia and herzegovina all the serbs called the republic serbska rather than courage previously a practicing psychiatry just became a leader of the serbs as well as president he was also formally known as the commander in chief. rather than courage didn't have the right skills to command troops he had

a thoroughly humanitarian frame of mind because of his character and occupation for running a parliamentary public service good took that into account when it elected right can luggage the army's chief of staff. the president and the chief of staff for public service had an uneasy relationship the two men played according to their own rules. then thought in under pressure by the international community card has signed a plan to divide both mia between muslims and serbs america and europe had guaranteed peace and all sides involved had promised to lay down their arms if the plan was signed but not it showed a map to members of parliament making clear what the serbs with louis was divided in that way in the pretty madam as a result parliament refused to ratify the plan it turned it down as it were courage had to renounce his signature. by the end of the war tensions between the president and the chief of staff had reached an all time high rather than courage

signed a decree forcing luggage to resign. in july of ninety ninety five the hague tribunal indicted both on similar charges crimes against humanity and genocide. but i have heard those accusations of the hague tribunal against me yes i am a person who belongs to my people. just like my ancestors my people with the first to stop. i don't recognize any trolls except the troll of my own people here i don't need to defend myself because these idiotic accusations come from places which have been churning out law is true keo publicly. in one nine hundred ninety six nato demanded that current it should be handed over to the hague tribunal. that same year both bosnia. disappeared from bosnia.

when the carriage was on the wanted list he had no contact with any of his relatives he rented a flat in belgrade posing as dr dragon davidge he grew long hair and beard and more thick rimmed glasses as a disguise. current it openly appeared on the streets and even found employment. often went shopping and frequented the cafe near his house where he spent time sitting among pictures of himself and. the freedom for a courage. today serbian patriots regard this cafe as a veritable mecca. here young people are taken on the going to tour. the cafes owner meesha redditch was on friendly terms with both carried it around each word

of this drink a toast to kurdish and red courage let's wish them a fair trial an early release because they are not guilty of what their shots were i hope that they can join us here soon as possible and we can drink together. rather than carrot it was on a wanted list for twelve years before he was arrested and extradited to the hague in two thousand and eight. was in hiding for fifteen years serbian police arrested him on may twenty sixth two thousand and eleven. redken ladish could have stayed in hiding much longer had he not used a cell phone and had he not been in touch with relatives even distant ones when you're cut off from all sources of financing you have to turn to people you know given you the trouble though is that they may already be under surveillance that's how you get caught. the police are in no hurry to disclose the details of how he was able to evade arrest for fifteen years but rumors leaked to the press

claim he frequented his brother in law's house in the village of loss of ever many times. was in the room behind the second window he saw in her arrival of the police told me what i was supposed to do during his arrest he was carrying two pistols and. this is what he said to them i could have killed you in your time it's over but i didn't do it because you're not guilty of anything. laddish was extradited to the hague in early june two thousand and eleven but according to his lawyer the former general had suffered three strokes and a heart attack while he was on the run at the hague tribunal ruled that. was fit to stand trial. on the estimates in you in any way i hear better in my left ear and my head is cool let me put my cap on. my body

is not functioning. july fourth two thousand and eleven sorry the capital of the muslim republic of bosnia and herzegovina this rally has gathered on a square to watch a live broadcast from the trial at the hague more than anyone else these people blame. for the deaths of their husbands brothers and children. the same day the s.n.p. thirteen eighty nine youth movement held one of its regular protest actions in serbia's capital belgrade. some still. we are not out to vandalize buildings or the city this is a political act that would be normal anywhere else for the s.n.p. thirteen eighty nine supports the fans are heroes of radical moderates and rather

than carriage was the arts and they defended the serbian people on their own soil so we founded our organization to help protect our heroes from the slander campaign of the hague tribunal. according to a public opinion poll more than half of the serb population were against rocco knowledge being handed over to the hague tribunal. but nearly a quarter of the country's population accuse the government of deliberately dragging their feet of the search some of which. culture is that so much of the taxpayers' money i mean again i am a real mystery is it time to write the obituary for the euro as the single currency reels from one crisis to the next europe's politicians appear to be powerless in the face of. the world to.

bring you the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've got the future covered. the quiet provincial town of srebrenica is one of many in bosnia only the walls of several buildings pockmarked with bullets and shells serve as a reminder of the bitter fighting between serbs and muslims. even though there were many serbian villages around. the town has a predominantly muslim population. but was later called a massacre took place here in one nine hundred ninety five the cooling to different sources anywhere between two thousand and eight thousand people were either killed

or went missing. the main blame for the killings is on route co-manage. three thousand are used all three of my sons and so i lost my husband. what can i say about it i just look around at all these people who are guilty of anything there they were. back in one thousand nine hundred three. was a muslim enclave on the territory of a self declared entity called republika srpska. tribune and so was surrounded by my luggage is troops but muslim troops led by now so although each were in control of the situation inside the town. january the seventh this christmas for the orthodox church on that day in one thousand nine hundred three storage his troops launched a massive attack on nearby serbian diligence.

the village of cravats is fifteen kilometers from. cristo story on of each a serb has lived here with his family since his birth. on january the seventh one thousand nine hundred three he was on the front line in the afternoon he and fellow soldiers were told that the muslims had captured cravats after attacking it from. the serbs were ordered to retreat. so then this if. i could be in there to cry it's only after troops liberated the village seventy two days after there was a very strange of burnt flash in the village i found the body of my father and a hundred meters from the house. had been stabbed in the gut. had backed out his face. this footage filmed by police shows serbs massacred in villages around. various estimates put the number of serbian villages ruined by

nussle riches troops during the war more than one hundred. the names of three thousand two hundred sixty two casualties have now been established. post-mortem reports make it clear the most of the people who were tortured before they were killed. service minister for public health zoran stank of each worked at the institute for forensic studies during the war he witnessed the inquest into the deaths of the serbs and examinations for mass graves in bosnia. we saw the bodies of captives military men with their heads chopped off one served for example had been hit on the head with a blunt object and his eyes had been cut out moreover it was clear that his eyes were moved when he was still alive many of the bodies bore signs of a very cruel method of murder we informed the hague tribunal about it and supplied

it with all of a level records this is. one of the most popular theories concerning the seizure of stripper in except i'm not it just troops is that it was an act of revenge against muslims. nine hundred ninety three un resolution called on peacekeeping forces to just samba combat formations that entrenched themselves and strengthen it so the muslim enclave was declared a demilitarized zone. the dutch battalion of blue berets was dispatched to monitor the cease fire. well most of those not unionise here instead of disarming the muslim formations here as they had committed themselves to under the agreement on srebrenica signed by me and in general more your united nations forces turn foes safe areas into terrorist and fundamentalist bases from where the villages and towns were attacked at each of the starting from nine hundred ninety three we

haven't taken a single action against reverend despite watching how the muslims saw it was being own this but sometimes they even used helicopters to airlift weapons from iraq. to serve ami waited for the disarmament of nussle riches troops for nearly two years before wrath come luggage decided to storm trip in the summer of one thousand nine hundred five. serbian troops captured the city on july the eleventh. according to another theory the government of bosnia and herzegovina simply gave strober needs or away to the serbs. nationalists that showed there was a loss in nine hundred ninety three myself and other public figures from srebrenica and met with me as president i liaise a bag of it in salary so this is what he said to us if the serbs into trouble and something like five thousand muslims die that would create

a good excuse for an aide to invasion nato forces would then stop bombarding serbian units. of. thousands of dead bodies on both sides. mothers without children wives without husbands. distrust and hatred between those who wants neighbors. that is the outcome of the standoff intrapreneur. or for thise working courses rhymes were committed by both sides most of the muslims were shot and killed before. tests shows that they were killed from a distance may mean that some of them died in battle most of the crimes against serbs were not perpetrated before. they were simply murdered in cold blood or their heads or chopped off. with. the hague tribunal gave the commander of the group of muslim troops. two years in prison after

a second trial he was acquitted. or each guilty in two thousand and eight he was arrested by bosnian police for extortion and unlawful possession of. today the former commander feels comfortable in his home and the town of. the people in my country. feel very bitter about the rulings of the hague tribunal simply because there reflect double standards the pertinent question is whether the expertise of the tribunals. there also questions about the professionalism of those who belittled the gills of the. although right candidates was already on the wanted list up until two thousand and thirty two no special precautions to go into hiding. his government had not even stripped him of his bodyguards.

in the ninety's lived in belgrade in the house where his son now has an office for his small firm. from two thousand on woods serbian police began regular round ups and searches in the homes of not it his closest relatives that is still unclear where the general was at that time. i don't think i need to talk about my father's life even today it is the subject of too much speculation i will not say when i saw him last before his arrest i can only say that we stayed here together during the one thousand nine hundred ninety bombardment of belgrade i did see my father after his arrest but i am not allowed to talk with the media about anything relating to the hague tribunal that us from the part. of the serbian population was anger. unrest there were actions in support of the many cities and.

demonstrators demanded to resign because they felt it was betraying the nation's heroes. in belgrade one such protest resulted in a clash with the police. this is a poster from a demonstration we held several years ago calling from lot it's to be handed over to the hague tribunal and reads are yours are not for wasting to the hague. activists from the serbian. people who committed crimes in the former yugoslavia to be handed over to the hague tribunal this petition campaign is just one example of the frequent activities on the streets of belgrade to support the movement. these young people make no distinction between muslim and criminals they feel tensions in the balkans died down once all those wanted by the hague tribunal brought to

justice. country in the territory of the former yugoslavia has its own version of history each of them has its own. heroes and criminals this is a very bad situation for them it is a breeding ground for future conflict. with. the serbian government has now handed over all the. wanted by the hague tribunal in the proceedings in the run how judge the last suspect on the wanted list was captured on july the twentieth two thousand and eleven. the european union wants serbia to me quite a few conditionals before it can become an e.u. member but so far we have been unable to comply with all of them so the arrest of carriage and how to teach has paved the way for talks of possible entry into the year. serbian society is split over the prospect of

merging with greater europe more than half of serbs polled distrust the new. well rather than courage it was still in hiding from the police the phrase rather than courage it street was written on the house ways lived. and after the rest of rap. a growing number of images of him might be seen appearing on the streets of belgrade.

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