Serbia plans highest-honors burial for Ratko Mladić amid controversy
Serbia’s justice minister said Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian-Serb general convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo, will be buried with the highest military and state honors in Serbia, though a full state funeral isn’t confirmed. Mladić died at 84 in The Hague while serving a life sentence; burial arrangements will be decided by his family, with President Vučić saying Serbia will organize a dignified burial if the family chooses Serbia. The decision drew criticism from Bosnia’s authorities and opposition in Serbia, while some Serbs and Russia mourned him; Mladić’s ICTY conviction for genocide remains a defining context for memory and accountability.
