Serbian leaders 'knew Mladic whereabouts'

A witness at the trial of alleged helpers of top UN war crimes suspect, Ratko Mladic, testified today that Serbia’s top leaders were aware of the fugitive general’s whereabouts until mid 2002.

Retired military intelligence officer, Srboljub Nikolic, told the judges at a Belgrade court, that the government leaders had tried to negotiate Mladic’s surrender, and even offered him to change his identity and leave the country.