UEFA Launches Disciplinary Proceedings Against Red Star Belgrade for Glorifying Ratko Mladić
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- UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Red Star Belgrade following fan actions that glorified Ratko Mladić, a convicted war criminal.
- The charges include racist/discriminatory behavior, displaying inappropriate messages, and improper team conduct.
- The case was also reported by the Srebrenica Memorial Center, which highlighted the club's own social media posts featuring the offensive banner.
European football's governing body, UEFA, has launched a disciplinary process against Serbian club Red Star Belgrade. The action stems from events following a match where supporters glorified Ratko Mladić, a figure convicted of genocide and war crimes who recently passed away.
General, great glory and thanks
The proceedings are based on three specific charges: "racist and/or discriminatory behavior," "displaying messages that are not appropriate for sports venues," and "improper team conduct." These charges were confirmed by UEFA.
Trouble arose when Red Star fans displayed a banner with the message "General, great glory and thanks" during an away game and chanted Mladić's name. The controversy escalated when the club itself shared images of the match on its social media channels, prominently featuring the banner and adding a saluting emoji to one Facebook post.
racist and/or discriminatory behavior
The Srebrenica Memorial Center has also lodged a complaint with UEFA, arguing that the club's responsibility extends beyond the fans' actions. They emphasized that Red Star actively disseminated photos of the match where the offensive banner was clearly visible, effectively making it part of their official post-match communication. The center cited UEFA's disciplinary rules concerning discriminatory behavior and the promotion of political messages unsuitable for football.
displaying messages that are not appropriate for sports venues
This is not the first time Red Star has faced UEFA scrutiny for similar actions. The Memorial Center urged UEFA to consider the club's decision to share these images as an aggravating factor, noting that such glorification can be discriminatory and deeply offensive to victims of war crimes.
improper team conduct
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. 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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