War criminal Mladic is buried as a hero in Serbia despite EU warnings
- Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander convicted of war crimes and genocide, died while serving a life sentence.
- Thousands of mourners paid their respects as Mladic's body lay in state on Monday, September 7, 2026, at St. Luka Church in Belgrade.
- Serbia provided official homage to Mladic despite European Union warnings against doing so.
- Mladic was found guilty in Europe's first genocide case since World War II.
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb military commander convicted of war crimes and genocide, has died while serving a life sentence. On Monday, September 7, 2026, thousands of mourners gathered at St. Luka Church in Belgrade to pay their respects as his body lay in state.
Serbian military personnel stood guard around Mladic's coffin during the ceremony, and war veterans were present among those who lined up to pay respects. The funeral proceedings included religious observances at the church.
The event proceeded despite warnings from the European Union against Serbia providing official homage to Mladic. He had been found guilty in what was Europe's first genocide conviction since World War II.
战犯姆拉迪奇在塞尔维亚以英雄身份下葬，尽管欧盟发出警告
波斯尼亚塞族军事指挥官拉特科·姆拉迪奇因战争罪和种族灭绝罪被定罪，在服无期徒刑期间去世。2026年9月7日星期一，数千名哀悼者聚集在贝尔格莱德圣卢卡教堂，在他的遗体停放期间致敬。
塞尔维亚军事人员在仪式期间守卫姆拉迪奇的棺木，战争退伍军人也出现在排队致敬的人群中。葬礼仪式包括在教堂进行的宗教仪式。
尽管欧盟警告塞尔维亚不要向姆拉迪奇提供官方悼念，这一活动仍然进行。他因欧洲二战后首例种族灭绝罪名被判有罪。