politics
War criminal Ratko Mladic dubbed 'Butcher of Bosnia' dies in prison
The former Serb general orchestrated Srebrenica massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in 1995
TL;DR
- Ratko Mladic, convicted of orchestrating the Srebrenica massacre, has died in prison.
- The 1995 Srebrenica massacre resulted in the deaths of at least 8,000 Muslims and is considered the worst ethnic cleansing in Europe since the 1940s.
- Mladic was found to be part of a criminal conspiracy with Slobodan Milosevic and Radovan Karadzic to implement 'ethnic cleansing' for a Greater Serbia.
- He was sentenced to life in prison in 2017, with his appeal rejected in 2021.
- Mladic's army was known for its ruthlessness, with documented atrocities including starvation, rape, and mass executions.
- Despite repeated requests for release on compassionate grounds due to ill health, they were denied.