Butcher of Bosnia Ratko Mladic Still Hailed as a Hero by some Serbs
Hundreds marched in Zvornik and other towns, chanting Mladić’s name even though glorifying war criminals is banned by law.
- On Thursday, hundreds of people marched through Zvornik, Bosnia, chanting Ratko Mladic's name and clapping in tribute following his death in custody.
- Mladic was convicted of genocide and war crimes during the Bosnian War and Srebrenica, yet the cult of Mladic persists within the Serb-dominated Republika Srpska.
- Public tributes for Mladic occurred in many towns despite laws prohibiting glorification of war criminals, underscoring the divisive legacy.
- Bosniak politician Camil Durakovic, vice president of Republika Srpska, expressed shock at the footage, noting Zvornik is the site of mass graves for his people.
- These tributes followed Mladic's death in custody at The Hague, where he was convicted for atrocities in Europe since World War.
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Marilyn D. AndersonThe death of Ratko Mladic in his cell in The Hague physically closes the life of the man who was nicknamed “the Butcher of Bosnia”, but it can never erase the wounds he left behind. For those who have closely followed the Balkan drama, this news is not just a voice in the chronicle of the day, but a moment of reflection on justice, memory and historical responsibility.As I got acquainted with his latest news from The Hague, my…
From Zvornik to Visegrad, Bosnian Serbs Keep Cult of Mladic Alive
In the city of Zvornik, hundreds took to the streets to chant Ratko Mladic’s name after his death in The Hague, while public tributes were held in many other towns – even though glorifying war criminals is prohibited by law.
Numerous memorial services held across Republika Srpska in honor of the late General Mladić
More than thirty years after the end of the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, many young Serbs born after the genocide of Srebrenica chant to the name of Ratko Mladić, celebrating the war criminal as a hero. What future for a society where young people cannot distinguish the truth from the myth and oppose nationalism? I had just turned eighteen when Sarajevo was besieged by the Serbian-Bosniac army, with the weapons of the powerful Yugoslav People's Ar…
War criminal Ratko Mladić is dead. Although the Bosnian war has been going on for thirty years and many would like to believe it is long gone, Mladić's cult of personality persists in Serbia and elsewhere in the region. Ordinary people celebrate his name in the streets as if he were a hero, and top Serbian officials are even talking about a state funeral.
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