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Regional Media: Ljajić Left Stadium Box During Minute of Silence for Ratko Mladić

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Partizan president Rasim Ljajić reportedly left the central box at Belgrade’s Rajko Mitić stadium during a minute of silence for Ratko Mladić.
  • Serbian tabloids called the move scandalous and linked their criticism to Ljajić’s party’s pre-election alliance with the Socialist Party of Serbia.
  • The Red Star-Partizan derby also featured chants of Mladić’s name and a fan display bearing his image.

Rasim Ljajić left the central box at Belgrade’s Rajko Mitić stadium during a minute of silence dedicated to Ratko Mladić, regional media reported. The move brought the president of Partizan Football Club under attack from Serbian tabloids.

According to reports from Serbia, around 150 guests stood silently in the VIP box during the tribute. Ljajić reportedly left his place and went to the stadium’s restaurant area.

scandalous

· Serbian tabloidsTabloids used the term to condemn Ljajić’s departure during the minute of silence.

Some tabloids described the action as “scandalous” and used it to attack Ljajić politically. The reports connected the criticism to the pre-election coalition between his Social Democratic Party of Serbia and the Socialist Party of Serbia.

The Red Star and Partizan derby was also marked by fans chanting Mladić’s name and displaying a choreography featuring his image. A banner carried the message “Head for Potočari.” Mladić was convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia of genocide and other war crimes committed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Head for Potočari

· Football fansThe phrase appeared on a banner during the Red Star-Partizan derby.
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