ICTY rejected Mladic's request to extend the appeal deadline

The Appeals Chamber of the Judicial Mechanism in The Hague (ICTY) rejected the request of Mladic's defense to extend the deadline for the appeal against the first-instance verdict for another 90 days, as it believes it is not supported by new arguments which were adopted in December, reports Serbian daily "Vecernje Novosti".

On November 22, 2017, Mladic was sentenced to life imprisonment, and according to the Statute of The Hague Tribunal (now Mechanism), the appeal deadline is 30 days from the pronouncement of the verdict.

In a decision delivered to media, the Appeals Council recalls that the appeals deadline was extended for 90 days on Mladic's request, or until March 22.

Although the prosecution in The Hague did not oppose the new request, but asked that if the defense is allowed the extension of the deadline, the same is done for the prosecution, the Appeals...