Body of war criminal Mladic lies in state in Serbian capital ahead of funeral
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The body of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb commander, lay in state in Belgrade, Serbia, on Monday ahead of his scheduled funeral. Mladic, who had been serving a life sentence for war crimes, died while in custody.
The public display of his remains occurred despite warnings from the European Union against allowing public homage to the convicted war criminal. The event highlights ongoing tensions regarding Serbia's relationship with the EU and the internal handling of the legacy of the Bosnian war.
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Independent.ieFocuses on Serbia's defiance of EU warnings and labels him 'Butcher of Bosnia'.
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