On the recent arrest of Ratko Mladic, many in the online community have claimed that an international court is so much more than he deserves, implicitly arguing for some sort of Abbottabat solution ending one way or another with the death penalty. I disagree. I believe that the perpetrators of hideous war crimes should be searched for, caught, tried and finally imprisoned, after which they should be allowed to live a very long life of incessant suffering regardless of their age or health condition.
Unsurprisingly, Mr. Mladic's defense is choosing the familiar strategy of portraying him as a frail, ill, old man who will probably not be physically or mentally able to withstand formal prosecution. When Mr. Mladic was healthy and strong, did he show any regard for the frail, the ill, the old, or the frightened? Even if he follows Milosevic's steps and opts for mocking the trial (stating he does not recognize the authority of the international court) while firmly standing by his beliefs and past actions, the world needs to see what kind of psychopath he is and be assured of what happens to people like him. The repetition of Pinochet 2006 would just be revolting!
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