Serb officials insist war-crimes fugitive cornered

SERB security officials insisted yesterday that top war-crimes fugitive General Ratko Mladic had been located and that authorities were trying to persuade him to give himself up.

Chief UN war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte said that although Mladic was “within reach” of Serbian authorities, he “remains at large”.

She said Serbian officials told her no negotiations were underway for the surrender of the Bosnian Serb wartime commander, who has been indicted for genocide for his role in Bosnia’s 1992/95 conflict.