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Balkans |  Graffiti depicting the “Butcher of Bosnia” in Serbia demanded its removal

The Youth Human Rights Initiative (YIHR), which works in Western Balkan countries, has demanded the removal of graffiti depicting Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb leader who was sentenced to life in prison in 2017 for genocide and war crimes.

In a statement issued by YIHR, SerbiaHe drew attention to the fact that 308 graffiti found in 10 cities in Turkey were drawn praising the “Butcher of Bosnia” Mladic, and stated that walls in the country should be cleaned of hate content with pictures of Mladic and other war criminals.

More than 250 graffiti discovered between September 2022 and December 2022, within the scope of the initiative launched by YIHR with the slogan ‘The truth should not be delayed any longer’, were recorded in the capital, Belgrade.

The statement called on the authorities to remove the murals first in Belgrade, saying: “We see Ratko Mladić and the leader of the Chetnik movement Dragoljub Draza Mihailović depicted side by side on a street in the capital. The presence or removal of these images will show whether what Serbia respects is a law or a crime.” . Data included.

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