Former war commander Ratko Mladic to receive full state honors in Serbia

The former military leader, colloquially known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia', died Thursday in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Serbian war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honours': minister

Serbia's Justice Minister Nenad Vujic said on Aug. 28 that former Bosnian Serb military leader and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic "will receive all the military and state honors to which he is entitled."

Serbia says war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honors'

Convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, whose forces besieged the Bosnian capital for several years in the 1990s and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II, 'will...

Mladic is Dead, and My Serb Grandfather Was Right About His Fate

Living in Sarajevo during wartime, my grandfather insisted that Ratko Mladic and his forces would be held to account for their crimes. But although Mladic was convicted, he died an elderly man, while his victims could never grow old.

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Ratko Mladić to be buried in Serbia with military & state honors

Funeral to be held at state expense - “It is certain that General Mladić will receive all the military and state honors to which he is entitled,” the Serbian justice minister said The post Ratko Mladić to be buried in Serbia with military & state honors appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Serb Minister: Dead Srebrenica General to Be Honored - The Copenhagen Post

Serb Minister: Dead Srebrenica General to Be Honored  The Copenhagen Post

Ratko Mladić, dubbed ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies at 84 while serving life sentence - PressTV

Ratko Mladić, dubbed ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies at 84 while serving life sentence  PressTV