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Ratko Mladić was appointed Commander of the Main Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army (VRS) on 12 May 1992 and promoted to the rank of General Colonel on 24 June 1994. He continued to hold this position until at least 22 December 1996.

Mladić has been indicted for genocide and complicity in genocide committed in the areas of Banja Luka, Bosanska Krupa, Bratunac, Ključ, Kotor Varoš, Prijedor, Sanski Most, Vlasenica, Zvornik and, most notoriously, in Srebrenica. In the Amended Indictment of 10 October 2002, it is alleged that between 12 July and 20 July 1995, thousands of Bosnian Muslim men were captured by Bosnian Serb forces under the command and control of General Ratko Mladić. Over 7,000 Bosnian Muslim prisoners captured in the area around Srebrenica were summarily executed from 13 July to 19 July 1995.

Ratko Mladić has additionally been charged with violations of the laws or customs of war and crimes against humanity, including executions, extermination and murder, deportation, inhuman acts and the taking of hostages.

Ratko Mladić remains at large. He is one of the last two remaining fugitives of the court, along with Goran Hadžić.