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Vučić: Mladić’s Body Retrieved, Tens of Thousands Expected at Funeral

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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

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  • Aleksandar Vučić said Ratko Mladić’s body had been retrieved and was expected to arrive in Serbia later on Sept. 3.
  • Serbian security agencies estimated that tens of thousands of people could attend the funeral.
  • Vučić said authorities would provide logistical support and deploy available forces to protect public order and safety, although he did not specify the burial site.

The body of Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb army general convicted in The Hague of genocide and war crimes, has been retrieved and is expected to arrive in Serbia, President Aleksandar Vučić said.

I think the family will issue the exact information, but as far as I know, the body has been retrieved and should arrive in Serbia in the late afternoon.

· Aleksandar VučićThe Serbian president discussed the expected transfer of Mladić’s body to Serbia.

Speaking to reporters in Čoka, Vučić said the body should reach Serbia in the late afternoon. He added that Mladić’s son would inform the public in the coming hours or days about the family’s plans.

Security estimates from Serbia’s intelligence and security agencies, together with the Interior Ministry, put expected funeral attendance in the tens of thousands. Vučić said the state would provide logistical and transport assistance and work to preserve public order.

We will be there to provide every kind of logistical and transport support and to preserve public peace and safety.

· Aleksandar VučićVučić described the state’s planned role in managing the funeral and its security.

“We must secure everything because of the cemetery and burial site,” Vučić said, describing the task facing state services as highly demanding. He said authorities would use all available forces to ensure safety for those attending, but he did not identify where Mladić would be buried.

We must secure everything because of the cemetery and burial site. It is a very, very demanding job for our services, and we will use all available forces to ensure safety for all citizens.

· Aleksandar VučićHe outlined the security challenge posed by the expected large attendance.
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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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