Red Star Belgrade fans unveil banner of war criminal Mladic before derby
Red Star Belgrade fans displayed a banner honoring convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic during a recent football match. This incident follows previous fines for similar behavior, highlighting ongoing tensions and the glorification of war criminals in parts of the Balkans.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the persistent influence of nationalist sentiment and the glorification of figures responsible for genocide in post-conflict regions.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Red Star went on to win 2-1 in their derby with Partizan in the Serbian top flight
BBC Sport Published 1 hour ago Red Star Belgrade fans unveiled a tifo of war criminal Ratko Mladic before their derby win over Partizan Belgrade on Sunday night.
Mladic, who died in a United Nations prison in August, was given a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in 2017.
He and his troops were responsible for the systematic killing of the non-Serb population of Bosnia-Herzegovina during the wars in the former Yugoslavia between 1992 and 1995.
He oversaw the massacre of 8,000 men and boys at Srebrenica and a siege of the capital Sarajevo in which more than 10,000 people died.
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