Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic has died
Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic, who was serving a life sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic for genocide and war crimes related to the 1992-95 Bosnian war. Mladic, who was 84, died while serving a life sentence in UN custody in The Hague. The tribunal upheld his sentence in 2021 after an appeal.
Russia, however, criticized the tribunal, alleging that it demonstrates a "deliberate disregard for basic rules of impartiality and fair treatment of convicted persons for political reasons." The Russian Foreign Ministry made these remarks, stating that such actions undermine the tribunal's "unenviable 'legacy'." UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on the other hand, expressed solidarity with the victims of Mladic's crimes and their families, and emphasized the importance of rejecting genocide denial and the glorification of convicted war criminals.
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