Funeral held for war criminal Ratko Mladic in Belgrade
People watch a religious service led by Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Porfirije at St. Luka Church during the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, who died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide and other atrocities during the war in Bosnia, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo)
Crowds gathered in Belgrade on Sept. 7 for the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, as Brussels accused some in the country of “glorification” of a man convicted of genocide during the 1990s war in Bosnia.
Mladic died in late August, aged 84, while serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the war in Bosnia.
Mourners streamed into St Luka church in Belgrade from 7 a.m. to pay respects, with many kissing Mladic’s closed coffin, as Serbian Orthodox priests read prayers.
