Mladic denies Srebrenica massacre role
Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has told his son he did not order the Srebrenica massacre of 1995.
Darko Mladic made the statement in Belgrade yesterday, a day before his father is due to lodge an appeal against being transferred to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
Some 7,500 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed at Srebrenica.
The massacre is one of the key charges against Gen Mladic, 69. He was arrested on Thursday after 16 years on the run.
Darko Mladic spoke out after visiting his father in detention at Serbia's war crimes court.
"He said that whatever was done in Srebrenica, he had nothing to do with it.
"He saved so many women, children and fighters... His order was first to evacuate the wounded, women and children and then fighters. Whoever did what behind his back, he had nothing to do with it."
The statement came as supporters of the general were due to hold protests in Belgrade to voice their opposition to his arrest and likely extradition.
To some Serbs Gen Mladic remains a national hero.
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