Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic to be buried with 'state honours'
Summary
Ratko Mladic, a former Bosnian Serb military leader convicted of genocide and war crimes during the 1990s Bosnian war, died while serving a life sentence in The Hague. Serbia’s Justice Minister announced that Mladic will receive a funeral with military and state honors in Serbia.Key Facts
- Ratko Mladic was a Bosnian Serb military leader during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war.
- He was convicted of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, including involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
- Mladic died on Thursday in The Hague where he was imprisoned.
- Serbia’s Justice Minister Nenad Vujic said Mladic will receive all military and state honors he is entitled to.
- Serbian officials are waiting for The Hague authorities to release Mladic’s body.
- The Bosnian war resulted in about 100,000 deaths and displaced 2.2 million people.
- Mladic was part of a leadership trio during the war, alongside Slobodan Milosevic and Radovan Karadzic.
- The Srebrenica massacre is considered Europe’s worst mass killing since World War II.
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