(17 Oct 2011) HEADLINE: Mladic cooperative when taken into custody
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CAPTION: Ratko Mladic, who will appear in public Friday for the first time since his arrest when he goes before a war crimes judge, was "extremely cooperative" when finally taken into U.N. custody. (June 1)
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[Location - Date:the hague, netherlands, May 31, 2011]
[Source:AP]
[VO:Mladic being driven to jail]
[VOICE-OVER]
EUROPE'S MOST WANTED WAR-CRIMES FUGITIVE IS SPENDING HIS FIRST FULL DAY IN U-N CUSTODY - WHERE OFFICIALS SAY HE HAS BEEN COOPERATIVE.
SOT Nerma Jelacic, ICTY spokesperson
After almost 16 years of being on the run he is finally where we have wanted to see him for quite a while."
[Notes:Plane landing]
RATKO MLADIC (RAHT'-KOH MLAH'-DICH) WAS FLOWN TO THE NETHERLANDS TUESDAY AND IS SET TO APPEAR BEFORE A JUDGE FRIDAY.
[Notes:file Mladic]
MLADIC HAD BEEN ON THE RUN FOR 16 YEARS - AND IS ACCUSED OF MASS ATROCITIES INCLUDING GENOCIDE DURING THE BOSNIAN WAR.
SOT Serge Brammertz, ICTY Prosecutor:
He was the most powerful military figure in Bosnia during the war. He's charged with crimes that shock the conscience of the international community.
[Notes:file of Bosnian war]
8,000 MUSLIM MEN AND BOYS WERE SLAUGHTERED IN SREBRENICA (SREH-BREH-NEET'-SAH) - THIS FOOTAGE SHOWS MLADIC WITH SOME OF THE CHILDREN JUST BEFORE THE KILLINGS BEGAN.
[Notes:exterior of jail]
THE U-N SAYS A DOCTOR THERE HAS FOUND NO MEDICAL PROBLEMS THAT WOULD PREVENT THE 69-YEAR-OLD FROM STANDING TRIAL.
[Notes:file of Mladic]
THAT'S CONTRARY TO WHAT MLADIC'S LAWYER HAS DESCRIBED AND THE SENTIMENT BACK IN BELGRADE.
NAT SOUND SERBIAN
[Notes:reaction in Belgrade]
THIS MAN SAYS MLADIC IS KNOWN TO BE IN POOR HEALTH AND ADDS IT'S SAD HE WILL BEING COURT INSTEAD OF GETTING MEDICAL CARE.
[Notes:file Mladic]
FRIDAY MLADIC IS EXPECTED TO ENTER PLEAS TO THE 11 CHARGES AGAINST HIM, HOWEVER HE COULD DELAY HIS FORMAL RESPONSE BY UP TO A MONTH.
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