{"id":"694e6661-58c3-4566-90cf-f78664230034","url":"https://www.thejournal.ie/ratko-mladic-funeral-7154779-Sep2026/","domain":"thejournal.ie","outlet":{"name":"TheJournal.ie","country":"IE","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Large crowds gather in Belgrade for funeral of Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic","plainHeadline":"Crowds gather in Belgrade for Ratko Mladic funeral","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Crowds gathered in Belgrade for the funeral of Ratko Mladic, who died in The Hague at 84.","Mladic was convicted of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity tied to the Bosnian war.","Mourners queued outside St Luka church as police closed surrounding streets.","EU officials criticized the celebrations, with some visits canceled due to glorification concerns.","Demonstrating divided views, some Serbs view Mladic as a national hero despite convictions."],"topics":["Politics","Environment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-07T08:11:49.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-07T08:34:08.823Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a35581d2-ab23-4ffc-baba-f5b8df51f907","storyId":"a35581d2-ab23-4ffc-baba-f5b8df51f907","image":"https://c3.thejournal.ie/media/2026/09/people-line-up-to-pay-their-respects-to-the-former-bosnian-serb-army-commander-ratko-mladic-seen-on-the-flags-who-died-last-week-while-serving-a-life-sentence-for-genocide-and-other-atrocities-durin-c794f741-0955-4256-b92b-18fc6789d2cb-630x420.jpg","author":"David MacRedmond","dek":"In addition to genocide, Mladic was convicted of persecuting and forcibly expelling Bosnian Muslims and Croats."}