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Mothers of Srebrenica warn Mladić funeral could become Europe’s biggest fascist gathering in 70 years

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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

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  • The Mothers of Srebrenica warned that Ratko Mladić’s funeral in Belgrade could become Europe’s largest fascist gathering in 70 years.
  • The group condemned a minute of silence for Mladić at a Red Star Belgrade football match and questioned Serbia’s suitability for EU membership.
  • It thanked Partizan president Rasim Ljajić for leaving the stadium in protest during the tribute.

The Mothers of Srebrenica warned that Ratko Mladić’s funeral in Belgrade “threatens to become the biggest fascist gathering in Europe in the last 70 years.” The organization, which brings together survivors and relatives of people killed or missing after forces led by Mladić seized Srebrenica and Žepa in 1995, called on European Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos to respond.

“Glorifying genocide is not respect, it is a disgrace. Institutions, act,” the group wrote on X while tagging Kos.

Glorifying genocide is not respect, it is a disgrace. Institutions, act.

· Mothers of SrebrenicaThe organization called on institutions to respond to the funeral and public tributes to Ratko Mladić.

The organization also condemned a minute of silence held for Mladić before a Red Star Belgrade and Partizan football match. It shared footage from Rajko Mitić Stadium showing the tribute and large sections of the crowd chanting Mladić’s name. “Is this a candidate country for membership in the European Union?” the group asked, tagging European officials and institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.

Is this a candidate country for membership in the European Union?

· Mothers of SrebrenicaThe group questioned Serbia’s EU candidacy after a minute of silence for Mladić at a Belgrade football stadium.

The Mothers of Srebrenica also shared a Red Star post showing the tribute, accompanied by a saluting emoji, and described it as “the messages of a fascist club in Serbia.” At the same time, it thanked Partizan president Rasim Ljajić, who left the stadium’s ceremonial box in protest during the minute of silence.

“While the entire stadium in Belgrade was paying tribute to a convicted war criminal, one man left the stadium. Rasim Ljajić, thank you, friend!” the group wrote.

the messages of a fascist club in Serbia

· Mothers of SrebrenicaThe group’s description of a Red Star Belgrade post showing the tribute to Mladić.

Mladić, the wartime commander of the Army of Republika Srpska, was convicted by a Hague tribunal of genocide and other war crimes during the Bosnian war. He received a final life sentence in 2021 after being found guilty of genocide against Bosniaks in Srebrenica, crimes against humanity against Muslims and Croats in 15 municipalities, terrorizing civilians during the siege of Sarajevo, and taking United Nations peacekeepers hostage. He died on August 27 at the age of 84 in a detention hospital in The Hague.

While the entire stadium in Belgrade was paying tribute to a convicted war criminal, one man left the stadium. Rasim Ljajić, thank you, friend!

· Mothers of SrebrenicaThe organization thanked Partizan president Rasim Ljajić for leaving the stadium in protest.
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