Commemoration Held for Late Serbian War Criminal Ratko Mladic
Around 300 people attended the ceremony, where speakers praised the convicted war criminal despite his genocide conviction and international condemnation.
- On Saturday, around 300 people gathered at a Belgrade military facility for a commemoration of Ratko Mladić, with dozens of supporters crowded outside the full venue.
- The 84-year-old Mladić died last week while serving a life sentence in The Hague for war crimes committed during the 1990s war in Bosnia; his body returned to Serbia on Thursday with military honors.
- High-Ranking officials including Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujic, Republika Srpska President Sinisa Karan, and Darko attended, where speakers described the late commander as a "towering figure both as a man and a soldier."
- Some attendees wore T-shirts featuring Mladić with the caption "Serbian Hero," while preparations continued for his burial scheduled for Monday in Belgrade.
- Convicted of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre where around 8,000 Bosniak men and boys were killed, Mladić remains a divisive figure whose wartime atrocities earned him the nickname "Butcher of Bosnia.
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Commemoration held for Hague Convict Ratko Mladic in the Belgrade Military Hall
A memorial service for Ratko Mladić, sentenced to life in prison for genocide and war crimes, was held at the Serbian Army House in Belgrade in the presence of family and comrades, along with several current and former officials from Serbia and Republika Srpska. Ratko Mladić, the wartime commander of the Bosnian Serb army during […]
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AlKhaleej TodayHundreds hail ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic as a hero at Belgrade memorial
BELGRADE, Sept 6 — A commemoration was held yesterday in Belgrade for war criminal Ratko Mladic two days ahead of his burial, attended by dozens of former military personnel,...
In Belgrade about 300 people hold a memorial ceremony for Ratko Mladić. The Serbian Minister of Justice also participates. Brussels criticises the "Glorification" of the war criminal.
At a memorial ceremony in Belgrade, government officials and military officials honor the war criminal Ratko Mladić. Due to the »glorification« of Mladić, the EU is now also at a distance from Serbia.
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der Standard DEThe former Bosnian-Serbian army chief is to be buried on Monday in Belgrade with military and state honours
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