Serbian opposition divided over Mladic funeral
Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Serbian opposition parties and activists split over the funeral of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic.
- Some attended a church service, while others condemned the presence of government ministers and serving military personnel in uniform.
- Mladic died while serving a life sentence for war crimes and the Srebrenica genocide.
The Serbian opposition has split over the funeral of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb wartime military chief who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes and the Srebrenica genocide.
The funeral of a convicted war criminal was shameful.
Some opposition officials and activists attended the church service led by Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Porfirije. Others condemned the attendance of government ministers and active Serbian military personnel in full uniform.
The right-wing New Democratic Party of Serbia described Mladic as a symbol of resistance, freedom and the defense of Serbs. The conservative Dveri movement said its leader, Ivan Kostic, attended the service.
A symbol of resistance, freedom and the defense of Serbs.
Dobrica Veselinovic of the Green-Left Front called the funeral of a convicted war criminal shameful. The Movement of Free Citizens said the granting of state and church honors was a disgrace.
The fact that state and church honors were bestowed was a disgrace.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. 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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