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Özgür Özel condemns military funeral for Ratko Mladić

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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

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  • Özgür Özel condemned the military funeral held for Ratko Mladić, calling it an unacceptable glorification of a genocide perpetrator.
  • He urged Serbian authorities to avoid actions that would deepen the suffering of Bosnian Muslims.
  • Özel said the pain of Bosnia was also Turkey’s pain and denounced those responsible for the Srebrenica genocide, as well as those who remained silent.

Özgür Özel, leader of YENİ PARTİ, condemned the military funeral for Ratko Mladić, describing it as an attempt to turn the burial of a Srebrenica genocide perpetrator into a display of heroism.

I condemn turning the funeral of Srebrenica genocide perpetrator Ratko Mladić into a display of heroism through a military ceremony.

· Özgür ÖzelÖzel condemned the military funeral in a social media statement.

In a statement on social media, Özel said, “I condemn turning the funeral of Srebrenica genocide perpetrator Ratko Mladić into a display of heroism through a military ceremony.” He called the Serbian authorities’ conduct irresponsible and unacceptable, adding that he condemned it not only as a politician but also as a human being.

The Serbian authorities’ irresponsible conduct is unacceptable.

· Özgür ÖzelHe criticized the Serbian authorities’ handling of the funeral.

Özel warned that glorifying genocide perpetrators would cost everyone their humanity rather than benefit anyone. He called on Serbian authorities to avoid actions that would deepen the suffering of Bosnian Muslims.

Bosnia’s pain is our pain.

· Özgür ÖzelÖzel expressed solidarity with Bosnian Muslims and the victims of Srebrenica.

“Bosnia’s pain is our pain,” Özel wrote. He remembered those who died in the Srebrenica genocide and condemned both those who committed the crime against humanity and those who became accomplices by remaining silent.

Glorifying genocide perpetrators benefits no one; it makes all of us lose some of our humanity.

· Özgür ÖzelHe argued against honoring those responsible for genocide.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. 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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