Serbia welcomes return of war criminal Mladic’s body with military honours

Ratko Mladic received a life sentence from a UN court for committing atrocities during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.Published On 3 Sep 20263 Sep 2026The body of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who died last week while serving a life sentence for war crimes, has returned to Belgrade for burial, where it has been received with military honours.The casket, draped in the national flag, was carried on Thursday on board a Serbian government plane that departed from The Hague, Netherlands, where the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia was located before completing its mandate.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic dieslist 2 of 3Timeline: Life of Ratko Mladic, general turned ‘Butcher of Bosnia’list 3 of 3A year after student protests shook Valjevo: Serbia at a crossroadsend of listMladic, who was ⁠convicted in 2017 of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, died last week in a UN detention facility aged 84. The UN court confirmed in a written statement that his remains had been handed over to his next of kin at Rotterdam The Hag...