massacre of 8,000 muslim men and boys in eastern bosnia in july 1995. he was indicted for genocide by the u.n. war crimes tribunal at the hague that year. but evaded capture until now. the 69-year-old mladic appeared before a court in belgrade, he looked frail and walked slowly. serbian officials say it could be a week before he is extradited for trial at the hague. if tried and convicted, mladic faces life imprisonment, the maximum punishment that the tribunal can hand out. the 1995 ethnic cleansing campaign against bosnia s muslims is considered to be the worst civilian massacre in europe since world war ii. he played a key role in some of the darkest episodes of balkan and european history. reporter: for years, mladic hid in plain sight, dining in restaurants and even skiing at a resort. according to serbian media reports he was not disguised when arrested at dawn in a relative s home. north of belgrade.