Serbian Police - Family Friend Says Reuters - Serbia Arrests Mladic

By Aleksandar Vasovic

BELGRADE Thu May 26, 2011 7:10am EDT

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia possesses arrested Bosnian Serb wartime basic Ratko Mladic who will be sought by way of a worldwide the courtroom on genocide charges, a family group buddy said on Thursday.

"He is within the head office connected with BIA," the person said, referring to be able to the particular Serbian cleverness agency. "He appeared to be busted within Serbia."

An interior ministry recognized explained earlier criminal arrest acquired arrested a person thought to be Mladic as well as have been examining their identity.

"He possesses many natural popular features of Mladic. We are generally considering his or her DNA now," the particular established said with issue involving anonymity.

The suspect, exactly who possessed docs about him having the actual identify Milorad Komadic, had been busted throughout Serbia about a great unknown tip, he said.

Serbian President Boris Tadic already signed an immediate reports discussion intended for 1300 local occasion (8 a.m. EDT), not having presenting any reason. Serbia ought to arrest Mladic if the item wants to subscribe to the particular European Union. The former Bosnian Serb commander is sought from the International Criminal Tribunal to the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for genocide during the 1992-5 Bosnian war.

The European Commission mentioned it absolutely was awaiting verification associated with regardless of whether Serbian law enforcement possess busted Mladic as well as claimed a really transfer could present the united states planned to move forward with European Union membership.

Croatian newspapers Jutarnji List, which often initial noted the particular tale citing Serbian law enforcement sources, reported Serbian specific forces acquired made your public court on Thursday in Serbia.

The paper claimed the idea used some sort of tip-off that Komadic bore your resemblance to be able to Mladic.

The prosecutor's business with the ICTY around The Hague mentioned it could possibly definitely not investigate functional issues.

(Additional confirming by Aaron Gray-Block in Amsterdam; touch-ups by way of Daria Sito-Sucic and Philippa Fletcher )