Vuk Drašković: Glorifying Ratko Mladić is shameful

Vuk Drašković, a prominent figure in Serbian politics and former leader of the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO), has strongly condemned any glorification of Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide.

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The media's portrayal of Ratko Mladić as a knight and hero of the Serbian nation is a shameful and unforgivable celebration of the terrible crimes for which he was convicted.

"The media's portrayal of Ratko Mladić as a knight and hero of the Serbian nation is a shameful and unforgivable celebration of the terrible crimes for which he was convicted," Drašković stated in an interview with Danas. He characterized Serbia as being on the brink of a "spiritual abyss."

Drašković emphasized the profound implications of honoring Mladić, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for genocide and other war crimes committed during the Bosnian War. "The burial with the highest military and state honors of a man convicted by international courts to life imprisonment for genocide and many other war crimes would be a burial of the moral, legal, and universal human foundations in today's Serbia," he asserted.

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Serbia is on the brink of a spiritual abyss.

Mladić died at the age of 85. His conviction in 2017 for genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War marked a significant moment in the pursuit of justice for atrocities committed during the conflict. The ICTY also handed down life sentences to Radovan Karadžić, former president of Republika Srpska, and three others for their roles in the genocide, particularly in Srebrenica.

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The burial with the highest military and state honors of a man convicted by international courts to life imprisonment for genocide and many other war crimes would be a burial of the moral, legal, and universal human foundations in today's Serbia.