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Commemoration held for late Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic

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France-Presse, A. (2026, September 5). Commemoration held for late Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3366507/commemoration-held-late-serb-war-criminal-ratko-mladic?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-05 · by Agence France-Presse

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A commemoration ceremony was held on Saturday in Belgrade for Ratko Mladic, a war criminal who died last week while serving a life sentence in The Hague. Around 300 people attended the event at a military facility, which was organized by an association of Serbian army generals. Mladic's body is expected to be buried on Monday in a ceremony that could draw thousands, despite international condemnation. He will be buried in Belgrade, where his casket was received with military honors upon its return from The Hague last week.
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Ratko Mladic, a former Bosnian Serb army commander and convicted war criminal, has died at 84 while serving a life sentence for genocide and other atrocities committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian War. His body was flown back to Serbia on a government plane and met with a guard of honor in Belgrade. Mladic is considered a hero by many Serbs, but his death has sparked international condemnation from the European Union, which accused Serbia of "glorifying" him. The EU's Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos canceled her visit to Serbia in response, saying that the glorification surrounding Mladic's death was incompatible with the values on which the EU path is built. Thousands are expected to attend Mladic's burial in Belgrade on Monday, despite international condemnation. Mladic was convicted of orchestrating the massacre of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica in 1995, as well as other war crimes including setting up concentration camps for detained non-Serb civilians and enemy soldiers.

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Belgrade Bosnia Serb Serbian The Hague

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Belgrade GPE · 4× Bosnia GPE · 2× Mladic PERSON · 2× Ratko Mladic PERSON · 2× Serbian NORP · 2× Agence France-Presse ORG · 1× Darko PERSON · 1× Serb NORP · 1× Serbia GPE · 1× The Hague GPE · 1×

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The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ will be buried in Belgrade on Monday in a ceremony expected to draw thousands despite international condemnation A commemoration was held on Saturday in Belgrade for war criminal Ratko Mladic two days ahead of his burial, attended by dozens of former military staff, family members and officials.
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🔮 The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ will be buried in Belgrade on Monday in a ceremony expected to draw thousands despite international condemnation A commemoration was held on Saturday in Belgrade for war criminal Ratko Mladic two days ahead of his burial, attended by dozens of former military staff, family members and officials.
2026-09-05 · South China Morning Post
Commemoration held for late Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 1 hedged)

Commemoration held for late Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic asserted
Commemoration → hold → Mladic
The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ will be buried in Belgrade on Monday in a ceremony expected to draw thousands despite international condemnation A commemoration was held on Saturday in Belgrade for war criminal Ratko Mladic two days ahead of his burial, attended by dozens of former military staff, family members and officials. asserted
commemoration → bury → staff
Mladic died last week after suffering several strokes while serving a life sentence in The Hague for war crimes committed during the 1990s war in Bosnia. asserted
Mladic → die → Bosnia
His body was returned to Serbia on a government plane on Thursday, with his casket draped in flags and received with military honours. asserted
casket → return → honours
The 84-year-old will be buried at a Belgrade cemetery on Monday, in a ceremony expected to draw thousands of mourners despite international condemnation. asserted
old → bury → condemnation
On Saturday, around 300 people gathered at the commemoration ceremony for Mladic at a military facility in Belgrade, organised by an association of retired and active Serbian army generals, according to an Agence France-Presse reporter. uncertain
people → gather → reporter
His son Darko and other family members also attended, as well as Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujic, and officials from the Bosnian Serb statelet, Republika Srpska, including President Sinisa Karan. asserted
son → attend → Karan
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