Ratko Mladic, 'Butcher of the Balkans,' seeks release before death

Attorneys for war criminal Ratko Mladic urgently request his release, citing the imminence of his death.

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Mladic is serving a life sentence for war crimes during the 1990s Yugoslav conflict.

This request revives tensions between international justice and questions of compassion toward war criminals.

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