Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84
Summary
Ratko Mladić, a Bosnian Serb who was convicted of war crimes, has died at age 84 in a UN prison in The Hague. He was sentenced to life in prison in 2017 for his role in crimes during the Yugoslav wars and was in palliative care before his death.Key Facts
- Ratko Mladić was convicted of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
- These crimes occurred during the wars in the former Yugoslavia from 1992 to 1995.
- Mladić evaded capture for 16 years after the Bosnian war.
- He was arrested in rural Serbia in 2011 and put on trial at The Hague.
- In 2017, Mladić was sentenced to life imprisonment.
- His sentence was confirmed again on appeal in 2021.
- He died in a UN prison hospital while receiving palliative care.
- A court rejected his request for release due to health reasons shortly before his death.
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