Serbian lawyer to represent Mladic
Former Bosnian Serb military chief General Ratko Mladic has been assigned a Serbian lawyer to represent him when he appears before United Nations judges for the first time to face 11 war crimes charges.
The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague has issued an order appointing Aleksandar Aleksic as duty counsel for Mladic when he makes his first trip to its courtroom tomorrow morning.
Tribunal spokeswoman Nerma Jelacic said today that Mr Aleksic has only been appointed for the hearing and Mladic will probably indicate in court how he wants to organise his defence.
Many high-ranking Serb suspects have defended themselves at the court.
Serbia extradited Mladic to the court on Tuesday, just days after arresting him and ending his 16-year flight from international justice.
