Mladic's funeral set for Sept. 7 in Belgrade
General Ratko Mladic will be buried in Serbia on September 7.
Consensus
- Ratko Mladic died on August 27 at the age of 84 in a prison hospital in The Hague.
- Mladic was serving a life sentence after being convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for war crimes and genocide.
- The body was transferred to Serbia the day before the funeral.
- The farewell ceremony will be held on Saturday at the Army House in Belgrade.
- The burial will take place on Monday, September 7, at Topčider Cemetery in Belgrade.
- Mladic's son, Darco Mladic, announced the funeral schedule at a press conference.
- The coffin was accompanied by Mladic's son and granddaughter during the transfer.
- The coffin was received at Belgrade airport by an honor guard and former associates.
- The coffin was transported to the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade.
- The family, legal team, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić had previously requested Mladic's release for medical treatment in Serbia, but these requests were denied.
- The family and legal representatives claimed that the Hague Tribunal did not provide adequate medical care to Mladic.
Points of divergence
- A memorial event will be held on September 5 at the Army House in Belgrade, and the farewell ceremony will take place at the Church of St. Luke. — kommersant
- The body was transferred from Rotterdam-The Hague airport, and local residents greeted it with banners saying 'General, thank you!' and 'Welcome home, general!' — kommersant
- The body was transported to Belgrade by a government aircraft. — tg_bbcrussian
- Two former associates of Mladic joined the honor guard at the airport. — interfax
- President Vučić predicted that tens of thousands would attend the funeral. — kommersant
Coverage (9 sources)
- Son of Mladic reported date of farewell to general — Вести
- Mladic's funeral will take place in Belgrade on Monday, farewell ceremony - on Saturday — Интерфакс
- Main by Friday morning — BBC News Русская служба
- Body of General Mladic Delivered to Belgrade — Интерфакс
- Body of Mladic delivered to Serbia, funeral to take place on Monday — BBC News Русская служба
- General Ratko Mladic to be buried in Serbia on September 7 — Коммерсантъ
- Funeral of General Ratko Mladic will take place on September 7 in Serbia — Вести
- Netherlands has handed over the body of Mladic's family for burial — Интерфакс
- Netherlands handed over body of General Mladic to Serbia for burial — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Ratko Mladic
- Serbia
- Belgrade
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Netherlands
- The Hague
- Aleksandra Vucic
- Army House
- Bosnia
- International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
- Alo!
- Sochi
- Nenad Vučić
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