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"Mladić transferred to The Hague," headlines Nezavisne Novine, following the extradition of the Bosnian-Serb former military leader from Belgrade to the Netherlands. According to the daily based in the Bosnia-Herzegovina Serbian entity, Republika Srpska, Mladić will now face charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague. "In deciding to authorise the transfer, Serbia has fulfilled its international and moral obligations. This is a message of reconciliation for the region," points out Snezana Malovic, the Serbian Minister for Justice, quoted by the newspaper. Close to 10,000 people demonstrated their support for Mladić in the streets of Banja Luka, the capital of Republika Srpska. Events took a rapid turn, following the 31 May rejection of an appeal filed with the High Court in Belgrade. Before being transferred to The Hague, the former military leader was allowed to visit his daughter's grave in a Belgrade cemetery. Ana Mladić committed suicide in 1994.
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