Bosnia prosecutors charge Republika Srpska officials over Mladić glorification amid regional backlash
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The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina opened a case against Republika Srpska officials over statements made following the death of Ratko Mladić, the wartime commander of the Bosnian Serb Army, who died on Aug. 27 in the United Nations Detention Unit in The Hague. The complaint targets Milorad Dodik, leader of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD); Nenad Stevandić, president of the RS National Assembly; Staša Košarac, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations in the BiH Council of Ministers; and Draško Stanivuković, leader of the Safe Srpska Movement and mayor of Banja Luka. The prosecutor’s office stated there is “justified suspicion” that their public remarks “approved, denied, grossly minimized or tried to justify genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes” for which Mladić was convicted .
Serbia’s Minister of Justice, Nenad Vujić, announced a state funeral for Mladić, a move that has drawn sharp criticism. The European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, stated that glorifying war criminals “is contrary to fundamental European values and has no place in the EU or in countries aspiring to membership” . In Montenegro, opposition lawmakers called for the dismissal of parliamentary speaker Andrija Mandić after he sent condolences to Mladić’s family. Danijel Živković, leader of the Democratic Party of Socialists, said Mandić’s actions “crossed a line” and questioned whether a representative who expresses such views toward a convicted war criminal can lead a parliament seeking EU membership .
Thousands gathered in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to honor Mladić, chanting his name and displaying banners in his memory. Similar memorials were held in Istočno Novo Sarajevo, where a banner was displayed in his honor . Mladić was sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 2017 for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, including his role in the Srebrenica massacre.
The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH confirmed it had received hundreds of reports against individuals from Republika Srpska who publicly praised Mladić or expressed condolences to his family. The criminal complaint follows amendments to BiH’s Criminal Code in July 2021, introduced by then-High Representative Valentin Inzko, which criminalize the denial of genocide and the glorification of convicted war criminals, punishable by six months to five years in prison . Previously, Vojin Pavlović and Miodrag Malić were sentenced to three-and-a-half and three-year prison terms, respectively, for glorifying Mladić while he was alive.
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