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Ratko Mladić dies in Hague prison
The former Bosnian Serb commander died while serving a life sentence for genocide and war crimes.
What happened
Ratko Mladić died in a prison hospital in The Hague while serving a life sentence. The former Bosnian Serb military commander was convicted in 2017 of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for acts during the Bosnian war, including the Srebrenica massacre. His appeal failed in 2021.
Numbers
- More than 8,000Killed at Srebrenica — Bosnian Muslim men and boys
- 15 yearsTime spent in detention — After his arrest in Serbia
- 2017 and 2021Conviction and appeal dates — Life sentence remained final
Questions
- Where was Mladić held?
- He was held in the UN detention complex in Scheveningen, near The Hague, after his arrest in Serbia.
- Why was transfer requested?
- His family and Serbian officials requested treatment in a Belgrade military hospital, citing his serious illness and repeated strokes.
- How did the court process end?
- His life sentence became final when an appeal was rejected, ending his legal challenge to genocide and war-crimes convictions.
- What did the Srebrenica finding cover?
- The finding covered the Srebrenica killings of Bosnian Muslim men and boys during the Bosnian war in the nineteen-nineties.
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The catch
Accounts differ on his age, and coverage gives no cause-of-death finding from Dutch authorities.