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European Democratic Party on Serbia’s Position Toward Mladić: Glorifying War Criminals Has No Place in the EU
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European Democratic Party on Serbia’s Position Toward Mladić: Glorifying War Criminals Has No Place in the EU

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • The European Democratic Party endorsed European Commissioner Marta Kos’s statement that convicted war criminals should not be glorified in the European Union or candidate countries.
  • Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb military commander convicted of genocide and other war crimes, died in a Hague detention hospital at age 85.
  • Serbian officials have discussed helping organize a dignified burial if Mladić’s family chooses Serbia, while a justice minister’s statement about state honors drew criticism.

The European Democratic Party said it fully backs European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos in rejecting the glorification of Ratko Mladić and other convicted war criminals.

Mladić is a convicted war criminal, and glorifying war criminals has no place in the EU or in countries seeking to join it.

— Marta KosThe European commissioner for enlargement stated the EU position on Mladić and war-criminal glorification.

“Mladić is a convicted war criminal, and glorifying war criminals has no place in the EU or in countries seeking to join it,” Kos said, according to the party. The European Democrats said they “fully share that position.”

The party added that Kos’s words echoed a statement made on Friday by its secretary-general, Sandro Gozi. “Serbia’s path to the EU requires truth, justice, accountability, democratic values and respect for victims,” Gozi said, adding that Belgrade “knows well what is at stake.”

Serbia’s path to the EU requires truth, justice, accountability, democratic values and respect for victims.

— Sandro GoziThe European Democratic Party secretary-general described conditions he said Serbia’s EU path requires.

Mladić, the former commander of the Army of Republika Srpska, was sentenced in The Hague to life imprisonment for genocide and other war crimes. He died on Aug. 27 at the age of 85 in a detention hospital in The Hague.

Knows well what is at stake.

— Sandro GoziHe used the phrase to address Belgrade’s understanding of the issue.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić previously said the state would help ensure a “dignified and decent” burial if Mladić’s family decided to bury him in Serbia. He also urged the media to stop speculating about the funeral. Justice Minister Nenad Vujić’s statement immediately after Mladić’s death that he would receive a state funeral drew criticism from several sides.

Dignified and decent

— Aleksandar VučićThe Serbian president used these terms when discussing possible state assistance for Mladić’s burial.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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