Apart from Ratko Mlladic’s famous mural, central Belgrade now is home to an additional two street art murals: the one of World War II Chetnik commander, Draža Mihailović and the Serbian Duke during World War I, Zivojin Misic.
Mihailović was been painted over the connecting sidewall of the same building, where Mlladici’s mural has been present for the past 4 months.
Along with Mihalovic’s portrait, the following verses of a Chetnik song are also spelled out, “Everyone is a guard”.
Meanwhile, Misici’s portrait is painted on a wall belonging to another building across the road.
Since the day they were first showcased for the Serbian public four months ago, several citizens have thrown paint as a way to cover them on multiple occasions but the murals have always been painted over to portray the original image, within a few hours.
On November 9, marking the International Day against Fascism, the Serbian Youth Initiative for Human Rights has made several efforts to take down Mlladici’s mural, but the police have stopped them in fear of a possible conflict between his supporters and his enemies.
Mlladiq – a former commander of the Serbian Army in Bosnia Hercegovina, has been sentenced to life in prison by The Hague Tribunal.
He was found guilty of genocide in Srebrenica, persecution, crimes against humanity and other war crimes, committed during the war in Bosnia and Hercegovina from 1992-1995.
The governmental coalition in Serbia, led by the Progressive Party of President Vucic continues to this day to deny the genocide of Srebrenica.
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