Mladic Denied Medications After Family Refused Euthanasia
TASS, citing the ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Belgrade, stated that drugs are being withheld from Mladic, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army, in The Hague after his family refused euthanasia.
Consensus
- Ratko Mladic died in a UN prison in The Hague on August 17.
- His family was asked to consider euthanasia.
- The family refused the proposal.
- After the refusal, Mladic was deprived of medications for chronic illnesses.
- He was given the narcotic analgesic fentanyl.
- The administration of fentanyl occurred without proper medical supervision.
- The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals repeatedly rejected Mladic's requests for early release due to health reasons.
Points of divergence
- Mladic was deprived of medicine after his family refused euthanasia. — tg_tass_agency
- Mladic was given fentanyl without proper medical supervision after the family's refusal of euthanasia. — vesti
- The ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Belgrade stated that the treatment could be seen as a way to accelerate Mladic's death. — vesti
- Milorad Dodik called Mladic's death in custody an intentional killing. — vesti
- Aleksandar Vučić stated that The Hague court deliberately prevented Mladic from dying in Serbia and offered Belgrade's assistance for dignified burial if requested by the family. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- In The Hague, Former Commander of Bosnian Serb Army Mladic Is Being Deprived of Medication After His Family Refuses Euthanasia... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- In The Hague, Mladic was deprived of necessary medications and given a narcotic analgesic — Вести