Mladic Dies in Hague Detention, Vucic Blames Court
Moscow, Aug 29. President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, criticized the UN tribunal for war crimes in The Hague for refusing early release of former commander of the Bosnian Serb army Ratko Mladic.
Consensus
- Ratko Mladic died on August 27 in a UN detention facility in The Hague.
- Mladic was serving a life sentence for war crimes and genocide committed during the Bosnian War (1992–1995).
- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic condemned the Hague tribunal's refusal to allow Mladic to be transferred to Serbia for medical treatment.
- The Serbian government expressed willingness to organize Mladic's burial in Serbia if his family requests it.
- The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) announced a full investigation into the circumstances of Mladic's death.
Points of divergence
- There is currently no information about the date and place of Mladic's funeral, though he may be buried in Belgrade near his daughter Ana Mladic. — kommersant
- The Moscow-based media outlet reported that the verdict against Mladic was described as biased and politically motivated by Russian sources. — vesti
- Milorad Dodik, leader of the Republic of Srpska's party, called Mladic's death an intentional killing. — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Vucic accused Hague court in death of Ratko Mladic behind bars — Коммерсантъ
- Vucic made criticism of the UN after the death of Ratko Mladic — Вести
- Vucic stated about attempts to return Mladic to Serbia before death — Ведомости
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