Serbia: Convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic receives a huge tribute

A Belgrade derby began with a minute of silence for Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity. Red Star Belgrade later won the match 2-1 against Partizan.

According to Turkey’s Anadolu news agency, the stadium announcer ended the silence by saying, “eternal glory to him.” Supporters of both clubs chanted Mladic’s name during the match.

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eternal glory to him

Red Star fans also unfurled a large tifo depicting Mladic. Beneath the image was the phrase “Pravac Potočari,” meaning “To Potočari.” The slogan refers to words Mladic reportedly said in 1995 before Bosnian Serb forces killed more than 8,000 Bosniaks over several days in the Srebrenica genocide.

Mladic died on Aug. 27 in The Hague, where he had been serving a life sentence. He was widely known as the “Butcher of Bosnia.” The tribute came only two days after UEFA fined Red Star 90,000 euros because its supporters had chanted Mladic’s name and displayed a banner honoring him during a Europa League match against Viktoria Plzen.

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Toward Potočari