u.n. tribunal in the hague. masterminded europe's worst atrocities since ww2. elizabeth palmer reports he did not go down quietly. >> reporter: as the judge prepared to read his verdict... >> extermination air, crime against humanity. >> reporter: mladic, accused of some of the most savage war crimes in history shouted a last angry denial. >> mr. maddic, we adjourn. >> reporter: but his past as a ruthless bosnian serb army general had finally caught up with him. in 1992, he was the military commander of the siege of sarajevo. his troops pounded the city with heavy weapons-- (gun shots) while snipers targeted hesidents. by the time it was all over, more than 5,000 civilians had been killed. in 1995, mladic and his men