Darko Mladic says his father, Ratko Mladic, is on his deathbed, Serbian doctors will examine him tomorrow

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Darko Mladic, the son of Serb General Ratko Mladic, says that his father is dying in prison in The Hague, that the doctors told him he cannot eat or drink water, but that he did not receive a clear answer to the question as to why Mladic is not receiving IV fluids.

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"The situation is very bad. He is on his deathbed," Darko Mladic told Banja Luka-based ATV.

He said that the doctor in The Hague in a way confirmed that his father was dying. "Not explicitly, because they won't make that statement, they distance themselves, but it's clear to everyone that he is dying there and in that sense he meets the criteria that the judge set last year, to be released," says Darko Mladic.

He added that the general will be examined by Serbian doctors tomorrow, and that his mother will travel to The Hague on Thursday.

"Yesterday I was there for two hours. It was as much as he could do. Today they gave me an hour because of his treatment schedule. Tomorrow the doctors from Belgrade will come to examine him, I will visit afterwards, and on Thursday and Friday my mother will be there, since their 60th wedding anniversary is on Friday," Darko Mladic said, and added:

"After I was told yesterday that he can neither eat nor drink properly, I didn't get a clear answer to my question as to why he is not on IV. I hope that the doctors will answer that. Our goal at the moment is to get him released, because if we cannot save his life, at least we could prolong it a little, and we'll see what the judge will decide. We will submit a formal request after the doctors (see him), because we did not want to submit a request without expert opinion, but also based on what we got from The Hague, it's evident that he is in the terminal phase," said Darko Mladic.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)