Attorneys for the “Butcher of Bosnia” have pleaded for his release from prison after about 15 years behind bars, saying the notorious war criminal is already on his death bed after a stroke.

Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic was convicted of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, which claimed about 100,000 lives.

Mladic, 84, was found responsible for the massacre of 8,000 Muslim boys and men in 1995 — the largest genocide in Europe since World War II.

Ratko Mladic is serving a life sentence for his war crimes. AP

He was on the run for 16 years until Serbian special police forces arrested him in May 2011.…