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Commemoration held for convicted genocidaire Ratko Mladić in Belgrade

From Večernji List · () Croatian

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  • A commemoration for former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladić took place at the House of the Serbian Army in Belgrade.
  • Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujić and Republika Srpska minister Radan Ostojić attended alongside family members and former members of the Bosnian Serb Army.
  • Several hundred supporters gathered outside, while Mladić’s coffin is scheduled to be displayed before his burial in Belgrade on September 7.

A commemoration for Ratko Mladić, the convicted war criminal and former commander of the Army of Republika Srpska, took place Saturday at the House of the Serbian Army in Belgrade.

Mladić died on August 27 in The Hague while serving a life sentence for genocide and war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Family members and former members of the Bosnian Serb Army attended the ceremony, along with Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujić and Republika Srpska Minister of Labour and Veterans’ Affairs Radan Ostojić.

Several hundred supporters gathered outside the building. Some wore shirts bearing Mladić’s image and the word “Hero,” while organized groups also arrived from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retired Colonel General Branko Krga addressed those attending at the start of the gathering.

Mladić is due to be buried Monday, September 7, at Belgrade’s Topčider Cemetery, in the grave where his daughter Ana is buried. His coffin will be displayed from 7 a.m. at St. Luke’s Church in the Vidikovac district of Belgrade.

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· Supporters of Ratko MladićSome attendees wore shirts with Mladić’s image and this word printed on them.
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