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Türkiye condemns funeral ceremony for ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladić

From Hürriyet · () Turkish

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  • Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry condemned a funeral ceremony held for former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladić.
  • The ministry said the ceremony’s exploitation in a way that denied the humanitarian suffering caused by the Srebrenica genocide was unacceptable.

Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry has reacted to the funeral ceremony for Ratko Mladić, who was convicted of the Srebrenica genocide and became known as the “Butcher of Bosnia.”

Mladić died on Aug. 27 in the prison where he was being held in The Hague. In a statement delivered by ministry spokesperson Öncü Keçeli, Türkiye said it was unacceptable to exploit the ceremony in a way that amounted to denying the human suffering that had taken place.

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