Serbian officials say Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide and other war crimes, has died and Serbia will organise his transport and funeral in Belgrade. Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujic says the burial will include military and state honours.
Mladić dies while serving a life sentence in The Hague, where courts convicted him for crimes committed during the 1990s Bosnian War, including leadership connected to the siege of Sarajevo and the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Multiple outlets identify him as responsible for the killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys during Srebrenica.
Outlets largely align on the announced funeral arrangements and the location of Mladić’s death. Where they differ is in emphasis: some focus on Serbia’s planned state role in transporting the body and holding honours, while others highlight his age, illness, the range of convictions, or the fact that the planned honours spark divisions within Serbia.
