The body of Ratko Mladić, a former Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide, is flown to Serbia on Thursday following his death last week while serving a life sentence.
Multiple outlets report that Serbian officials plan or carry out the transfer by air to Belgrade. Balkan Insight adds that the body is carried on a Serbian government plane and meets Serbian authorities on arrival, including the Minister of Justice and an honour guard. The Independent and ABC News focus on the decision and timing of the flight, while Balkan Insight provides more detail about the reception in Belgrade.
Across the reports, all describe Mladić’s status as a convicted genocide offender, his death while imprisoned, and the government-led process to transport his remains to Serbia for local handling after the funeral arrangements are due to follow.
