Mladic dies in Hague prison, family awaits body
Ratko Mladic, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army, died in a prison hospital in The Hague at the age of 85. The Serbian Ministry of Justice and his family are awaiting information from The Hague regarding the transfer and burial of his body.
Consensus
- Ratko Mladic died in a prison hospital in The Hague on August 27.
- Mladic was serving a life sentence for war crimes committed during the Bosnian War (1992–1995).
- The Serbian Ministry of Justice is in contact with Mladic's family and is awaiting instructions from The Hague regarding the body.
- Mladic had requested medical treatment in Serbia and had been denied.
- Mladic had expressed a desire to be buried at the Topčider cemetery in Belgrade, next to his daughter Ana.
Points of divergence
- The Serbian Ministry of Justice expects the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in The Hague to provide information on the circumstances of Mladic's death and to hand over his body to relatives. — vesti
- Mladic had multiple strokes, with his last one occurring on April 10, 2026, and his health had not improved since. — interfax
- The Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Mladic's son Darco had both requested his release for medical treatment, but were denied. — interfax
- A group of Serbian doctors examined Mladic in the prison hospital and submitted a request for his release for medical treatment in Serbia. — interfax
- Lidija Pavlović, the state secretary in Serbia's Ministry for Human Rights and Minorities, received information about Mladic's death from his son Darco. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Serbia awaits from The Hague information on the death of Mladic and handover of his body to family — Вести
- Mladic's funeral will take place with state honors — Вести
- Mladic's family and Serbia's ministry of justice await information from The Hague regarding the handover of his body for burial — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Mladic
- Serbia
- The Hague
- Moscow
- Belgrade
- Nenad Vujić
- INTERFAX.RU
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Netherlands
- Ministry of Justice
- Republic of Serbia
- First Channel
- ATV
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