EU official cancels Serbia visit over glorification of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic’s death

Mladic, who was convicted of genocide by a UN court remains, a hero to many Serbs

Ratko Mladic died last week at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence for genocide

Serbian club Red Star Belgrade fined by UEFA for fan chants in honor of war criminal Ratko Mladic  Toronto Star

BELGRADE, Serbia — The European Union’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos on Friday canceled an upcoming visit to candidate nation Serbia over what she described as the “glorification” of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladić following his death.

Mladic’s remains were flown to Belgrade on a Serbian government plane from The Hague, Netherlands, on Thursday, a week after his death and days ahead of his burial in a Belgrade cemetery.

The European Union’s Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos has canceled a visit to Serbia due to what she called the “glorification” of Ratko Mladic after his death

As the Serbian government leaves the decision about Ratko Mladic's funeral arrangements to his family, international pressure on the country is mounting. How do Serbs feel about the matter?

Serbia faces EU scrutiny over upcoming funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic  apnews.com

Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic’s body arrived in Serbia Thursday, where it was received with military honours. The casket, draped in the Serbian flag, was carried from the plane by six soldiers after arriving from The Hague, accompanied by Mladic’s son Darko and Serbia’s Justice Minister Nenad Vujic. The body w

The body of war criminal Ratko Mladic has arrived in Belgrade, where he received a full military guard.

BELGRADE, Sept 3 - A Serbian government plane brought the body of former army commander Ratko Mladic, who died last week serving a life sentence for war crimes, back to Belgrade on Thursday for what is expected to be a huge funeral.

The body of deceased genocide convict Ratko Mladic was flown on a Serbian government plane to Belgrade, where it was met by the Minister of Justice and an honour guard.