Helsinki Committee: Mladic's funeral was a "skillfully prepared and synchronized performance" by state, army, and church

The image of Serbia seen in recent days in Belgrade has caught off guard a world that has tolerated the glorification of war criminals, particularly Ratko Mladic, for years. Tens of thousands of people at his funeral, with state honors and the participation of Republika Srpska Army veterans, show that the attitude toward Mladic has not fundamentally changed. On the contrary, "what has long been present on the margins of society has now received a mass and public manifestation," stated the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Belgrade. Pročitaj više