Ratko Mladic's lawyers have asked a judge to release the 84-year-old war criminal from prison, citing his failing health. Mladic was convicted of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity for his role in the Bosnian war between 1992 and 1995. He received a life sentence at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. His legal team argues he is near death, though no specific medical details have been disclosed. The request marks another legal maneuver by Mladic's defense following his 2017 conviction, which was upheld on appeal in 2021. Mladic commanded Bosnian Serb forces during the conflict and is most closely associated with the Srebrenica massacre, in which his troops killed roughly 8,000 Muslim Bosniak men and boys. The tribunal has rejected previous appeals and requests for early release from Mladic.