War Criminal Mladic Buried in Belgrade Amid Great Interest
Thousands attended the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic in Belgrade, Serbia, after his death in prison in Scheveningen at age 84 in late August 2026. The ceremony at the small Orthodox St. Luke’s Church was led by the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church. President Vucic was absent and no state funeral was held due to international criticism. Mladic, sentenced to life in 2017 for genocide and war crimes, remains revered by some Serbs, while the European Commission strongly condemned his glorification.
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