Nataša Kandić, founder of the Humanitarian Law Center, has strongly opposed calls for the release of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić for medical treatment in Serbia, insisting that such a move must not receive political or institutional backing.
In a statement posted on the social platform X, Kandić argued that Mladić should neither be treated nor buried in Serbia. She also addressed Serbia’s Justice Minister, Nenad Vujić, stressing that there are no guarantees for medical treatment without full accountability for key wartime events, including responsibility for the sniper campaign and other alleged crimes.
Her reaction follows media reports that Mladić’s family, along with his lawyer Dragan Ivetić, has submitted a request to the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals in The Hague seeking his temporary release on health grounds.
Mladić, the former commander of the Army of Republika Srpska, is serving a life sentence after being convicted of genocide in Srebrenica, as well as for persecution of non-Serb civilians, the siege of Sarajevo, and taking UN peacekeepers hostage.
The request has reignited debate over accountability for war crimes and the broader societal response to such convictions, prompting strong reactions from segments of the public and human rights organizations.
