BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia may send former Bosnia Serb military leader Ratko Mladic to face genocide charges in The Hague within the next 24 hours, a justice official said on Tuesday.

"It will happen within the next 24 hours, as soon as the appeal arrives to the court and that is expected today," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

He declined to give more details of the extradition plans.