Key Points
- Bosniak CSOs filed a criminal complaint against Milan Knezevic and Metropolitan Metodije.
- The two figures made laudatory statements following Ratko Mladic's death.
- Mladic had been definitively convicted for the Srebrenica genocide and war crimes.
- The complaint requests an investigation into whether the statements constitute a crime under Article 370.
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Bosniak civil society organizations filed a criminal complaint with the Rožaje Basic State Prosecutor's Office against Montenegrin MP Milan Knežević and Budimlja-Nikšić Metropolitan Metodije. The two individuals were targeted due to their laudatory statements made after the death of former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic.
Knežević had shared a photo of Mladic with the message "Glory is eternal, pain is short. There is a Ratko in every Serb home." Metropolitan Metodije used terms such as "giant," "great Serb," "person worthy of respect" for Mladic and likened him to holy Serb warriors.
The complaint emphasized that Mladic was a convicted war criminal sentenced for the Srebrenica genocide and other crimes against humanity. The organizations stated that Srebrenica is not a matter of political commentary, that the genocide is a court-established fact, and requested an investigation into whether the statements constitute a crime under Article 370.
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- Why was the criminal complaint filed?
- Milan Knezevic and Metropolitan Metodije made statements praising and exalting Ratko Mladic after his death, which is considered genocide denial.
- Who is Ratko Mladic and what was he tried for?
- Mladic was the commander of the Bosnian Serb Army and a convicted war criminal sentenced by the international court in The Hague for the Srebrenica genocide and other war crimes.
- Under which legal provision is the investigation requested?
- Article 370 of the Criminal Code of Montenegro criminalizes the denial, minimization, or justification of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
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