Ratko Mladić: War Criminal to Receive State Honors for Burial

The Serbian government says it plans to hold a state-level funeral for the convicted war criminal, known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia.'

Ratko Mladić is dead. He was a general during the Bosnian War in the 1990s. Many people know him as the 'Butcher of Bosnia.' He was convicted of terrible crimes, including genocide, by an international court. Now, the Serbian government says they plan to give him a funeral with 'state honors.' This news has caused a lot of reaction around the world. Mladić led the Bosnian Serb army. During that time, thousands of innocent people were killed. Because of his actions, he was eventually caught and put on trial. The court found him guilty of some of the worst crimes possible, including the Sreb…