Widow of Ratko Mladic: "His last wish will be fulfilled"

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Bosiljka Mladic has told Novosti that her late husband Ratko Mladic's last wish will be respected with the way he will be laid to rest.

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"My heart is calmer. Ratko's last wish will be fulfilled, to rest next to our child," she said.

Earlier on Thursday, President Aleksandar Vucic confirmed that the body of General Ratko Mladic would arrive in Serbia in the late afternoon.

Ratko Mladic, former commander of the Army of the Serb Republic (VRS) was sentenced to life in prison by the former tribunal in The Hague, and died on August 27 at the age of 84.

The death was preceded by several strokes and a serious deterioration of his health, which was reported about for weeks before the tragic outcome. His family's requests to allow him to receive treatment in Serbia were rejected.

Mladic spent the last 15 years of his life behind bars, starting with his arrest on May 26, 2011 in the village of Lazarevo near Zrenjanin.