politics
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić has died in a UN prison at The Hague aged 84.
TL;DR
- Ratko Mladić, convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal, died in a UN prison at The Hague at age 84.
- He was sentenced to life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity during the 1992-95 wars in the former Yugoslavia.
- Mladić was responsible for "ethnic cleansing," the siege of Sarajevo, and the Srebrenica massacre.
- His conviction was upheld on appeal in 2021.
- Mladić had been held at The Hague detention facility since 2011.
- Survivors of the Srebrenica massacre stated Mladić's death does not bring closure.
- Some Bosnian Serb leaders and individuals in Serbia expressed respect for Mladić, viewing him as a defender of Serbs.