politics
'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic convicted of genocide dies aged 84
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić has died in a UN prison at The Hague aged 84. Mladić, known as the "Butcher of Bosnia", was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.
TL;DR
- Ratko Mladić, convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal, died in a UN prison at The Hague, aged 84.
- He was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.
- Mladić led the Bosnian Serb army and was responsible for the Srebrenica massacre (over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men killed) and the terror campaign in Sarajevo (over 10,000 civilian deaths).
- He was indicted in 1995, evaded capture until 2011, and convicted on 10 charges in 2017.
- The Bosnian War resulted in over 100,000 deaths and over one million homeless.
- Mladić's health had declined, and his lawyers' request for early release was denied.