Ratko Mladic dies in The Hague prison
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb military chief convicted of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died after suffering several strokes while serving a life sentence in The Hague. He oversaw the execution of about 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica and a wider campaign of ethnic cleansing during the 1992-1995 war that left around 100,000 people dead and 2.2 million displaced. Indicted in 1995, arrested in 2011, convicted in 2017 and upheld on appeal in 2021, his death removes remaining appeal and humanitarian release processes and marks a key moment for international justice.
Mladic died while serving a life sentence for genocide.
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He was indicted in 1995 and evaded capture for 16 years. He was arrested in 2011 and convicted in 2017, with the sentence upheld in 2021. His death may end remaining legal appeals and humanitarian release requests.
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