# Serbia welcomes war criminal Mladic’s body with military honours

https://mins.news/en/item/44301

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-03 19:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/3/serbia-welcomes-return-of-war-criminal-mladics-body-with-military-honours?traffic_source=rss

> The remains of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who died while serving a life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, have been returned to Belgrade with military honours. Many Serbs regard him as a hero, while the EU warned that glorifying war criminals has no place in a member or candidate country.

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