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Serbia gave a state funeral to convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic despite international condemnation. The ceremony sparked strong protests from European leaders over glorifying genocide.
Serbia held a state funeral for Ratko Mladic, a convicted war criminal convicted for his role in ethnic cleansing and genocide during the Bosnian War. Despite international condemnation, including warnings from European leaders, the Serbian government gave Mladic a ceremonial burial with state honors. This wasn't a quiet interment—it was a public, official ceremony that treated him as a national figure worthy of respect.
This is a clear choice by Serbia's government to lionize someone convicted of mass atrocities, which signals where Serbia's political direction is pointing. European leaders protested, but Serbia went ahead anyway, suggesting either defiance toward the EU or confidence that the political cost is acceptable domestically. The ceremony will likely strain Serbia's relationship with neighboring countries and with EU institutions that have been skeptical of Serbia's commitment to reckoning with its past.
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