Bosnian Serb former politician, war-crimes convict
Serbian state media and UN officials report that Ratko Mladic has died in a UN prison hospital in The Hague, ending decades of investigations into his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. He was 83 or 84, depending on reports. The death follows his 2017 genocide conviction and years in custody.
Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide and other war crimes, has died in a U.N. prison hospital in The Hague, multiple outlets report today. Serbian state television and a relative have confirmed the death; U.N. court officials have not immediately confirmed it. Mladić was serving a life sentence from his 2017 conviction.