Trial Of Former Bosnian Serb Commander Ratko Mladic Is Delayed

Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic attends his trial at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) at The Hague May 16. At his trial on Wednesday, Mladic faces 11 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Toussaint Kluiters/Reuters

Ratko Mladic's War Crimes Trial Postponed Over Evidence -- BBC

The war crimes trial of ex-Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic has been postponed because prosecutors failed to disclose some evidence to the defence.

About 7,000 pages of evidence, which should have been passed to Ratko Mladic's lawyers, were not handed over.

The defence has asked for six months to process that material.

A BBC correspondent says it appears to have been a clerical error, but the presiding judge is under great pressure to grant a very significant delay.

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Judge delays Mladic war crimes trial due to 'significant disclosure errors' -- FOX News
Prosecutor 'errors' delay Mladic trial -- Foreign Policy
Mladic war crimes trial adjourned indefinitely -- ABC News (Australia)
Evidence errors stall Mladic war crimes trial -- Sydney Morning Herald
Glance of delayed international war crimes cases -- CBS