"This is harmful manipulation which does not contribute to the Serbian government's efforts to complete its cooperation with the Hague tribunal," Djuric said in a press release.
This afternoon, some Serbian media, including the Tanjug news agency and the B92 radio station, carried information by TV BN from Bijeljina in Bosnia-Herzegovina that Mladic was arrested and that he would be transferred to The Hague via Tuzla. Reuters, AFP and AP news agencies and the TV stations CNN, Sky News and Euronews carried the news, stating that it was unofficial and unconfirmed.
The Serbian government denied the news only half an hour after it was made public.