‘Defiant’ Mladic removed from tribunal

A DEFIANT Ratko Mladic plunged his Yugoslav war crimes tribunal arraignment into chaos, repeatedly shouting at judges, defying their orders and refusing to enter pleas to 11 charges before the presiding judge threw him out of the hearing.

After a brief adjournment to have Mladic removed, Presiding Judge Alphons Orie resumed the hearing and formally entered not-guilty pleas on Mladic’s behalf, in line with court rules for suspects who refuse to plead.

Shortly before guards escorted Mladic from court, he shouted at Orie, “You want to impose my defence, what kind of a court are you?”