Citing Health, Mladic Appeals Extradition

Ratko Mladic's lawyer today appealed the war crimes suspect's extradition order, calling Mladic physically and mentally unfit for trial. The New York Times reports that the move will likely cause a brief delay in Mladic's transfer from Serbia to The Hague; if the appeal is denied, he'll likely depart in two to four days. "I believe the trial will not go ahead, because I do not believe Mladic will see the start of that process in front of the Hague Tribunal,” said his lawyer. Since his capture, Mladic has requested that Serbia's minister of health, who is a pathologist, and the speaker of Parliament, a neurosurgeon, visit him. Local doctors have deemed him well enough to travel. (More Ratko Mladic stories.)