Offensive graffiti glorifying Ratko Mladić and the Srebrenica genocide was discovered on the walls of the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Embassy in Podgorica overnight.
Ambassador Branimir Jukić described the messages as hate speech, including inscriptions such as “General, thank you for Srebrenica” and “Kafa slatko Mladić Ratko”, alongside swastikas drawn on embassy signs.
Jukić confirmed that Montenegrin authorities were immediately contacted, and police arrived at the scene to conduct an investigation. The ambassador emphasized that the act was the work of irresponsible individuals or groups and does not affect diplomatic relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro strongly condemned the vandalism, calling it a direct attack on a friendly state’s diplomatic mission, as well as an affront to civilizational values and the dignity of genocide victims. The ministry demanded that the perpetrators be identified and prosecuted promptly.
Ratko Mladić, a former commander of the Army of Republika Srpska, was convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes during the 1992–1995 Bosnian war.
