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Serbia Glorifies Mass Murderer Mladić and Destabilizes the Region

From Der Standard · () German

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

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News Official statement New plan
  • Ratko Mladić, the former general described by the article as a mass murderer and anti-Muslim figure, is due to be buried in Belgrade on Monday.
  • The burial at Topčider Cemetery will follow a viewing at St. Luke’s Church, with state institutions expecting tens of thousands of attendees.
  • President Aleksandar Vučić said security forces faced a demanding task and would use all available means to manage it.

Ratko Mladić, the former general who ordered some of the gravest crimes against Muslims during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is due to be buried in Belgrade on Monday with state “honors.”

The burial is planned at Topčider Cemetery, where Mladić will be placed in the same grave as his daughter Ana. Before the ceremony, his coffin will lie in state at St. Luke’s Church.

The Serbian intelligence service, the army and the Interior Ministry said they expected tens of thousands of people to attend. The event has become a highly charged political issue, with the article portraying the state-backed ceremony as a glorification of a mass murderer and a source of regional destabilization.

President Aleksandar Vučić said, “A demanding task lies ahead for our security forces, and we will use all means to accomplish it.”

A demanding task lies ahead for our security forces, and we will use all means to accomplish it.

· Aleksandar VučićThe Serbian president spoke about the security arrangements expected for Mladić’s burial.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. 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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