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Thousands Gather in Belgrade for Ratko Mladić’s Funeral: “Many Still See Him as a Hero”

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

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

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  • Thousands of people gathered in Belgrade for the funeral of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladić.
  • Mladić was sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, but some in Serbia still regard him as a hero.

Thousands of people traveled to the Serbian capital, Belgrade, for the funeral of Ratko Mladić.

The former commander of the Bosnian Serb army was sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Despite that conviction, part of the population in Serbia still sees him as a hero.

VRT NWS correspondent Thijs Kettenis is in Belgrade to cover the funeral.

Many still see him as a hero.

· Unspecified supporters in SerbiaThe article describes the continuing view of some people in Serbia toward Ratko Mladić.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. 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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