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Crowd bids farewell to war criminal Ratko Mladić in Belgrade, drawing warning from Brussels

From Clarín · () Spanish

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  • A large crowd attended the funeral of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladić in Belgrade.
  • Mladić died in prison in late August while serving a conviction for genocide and war crimes.
  • A spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said glorifying war criminals contradicts fundamental European values.

A large crowd gathered in Belgrade to bid farewell to Ratko Mladić, the former military chief of the Bosnian Serbs who died in prison after being convicted of genocide and war crimes.

The funeral prompted a warning from Brussels. A spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, “Any glorification of war criminals contradicts the most fundamental European values.”

Any glorification of war criminals contradicts the most fundamental European values.

· Spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Kaja KallasThe spokesperson issued the warning after Mladić’s funeral in Belgrade.
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