Serbia vowed Saturday to track down those who helped Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic evade justice during 16 years on the run, as Mladic appeals for calm on the eve of a far-right rally.

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Questions
Serbian authorities insist there was no collusion but the opposition has suggested that some in the security forces in Serbia, where many see Mladic as a war hero, were involved in protecting him.
President Boris Tadic said the authorities would leave no stone unturned in their search for those who sheltered Mladic.
"We'll extend our investigation to see how he created a protection system or to see if it is possible that some people from the former armed forces or police were involved in the protection," he said.Tadic promised a "full and complete picture" of the network.

Urging calm
As officials stepped up security ahead of a planned protest by ultra-nationalists against Mladic's arrest on Sunday, his lawyer said Mladic was urging calm.
"He is appealing to people to calm down, there should be no bloodshed, he does not want to be a cause of unrest," Milos Saljic told reporters.
The lawyer also suggested Mladic was resigned to being transferred to the ICTY in The Hague.
He was "aware he would be sent" to the UN court, Saljic said, adding: "He does not know when, but he would like to get some rest before that."

Srebrenica
Mladic, accused of masterminding the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and other atrocities during the 1992-95 Bosnian war, was arrested Thursday and is set to be transferred to the ICTY next week.
His lawyer is expected to launch an appeal on Monday against a ruling that he is fit to stand trial and be transferred to the international court, where he faces charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
Mladic's capture came amid many questions as to how Europe's most-wanted man was able to evade arrest  for so long.