{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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O’Flaherty stated that such acts are a criminal offence under Bosnian law and not protected free speech. Mladic's body was transported to Belgrade for a funeral scheduled for September 7, 2026.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-09-04T13:46:01.220Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-04T12:26:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-05T18:15:40.862Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body; two independent outlets quoted; one source named on record.","critic":"Fact kept separate from comment; anyone affected or responsible quoted; says what happens next.","hype":"Headline promises more than the body delivers; mild emphasis, a lively but fair headline."}},"tags":["#RatkoMladic","#CouncilOfEurope","#HumanRights","#WarCrimes","#BosniaAndHerzegovina"],"entities":["Michael O’Flaherty","Ratko Mladic","Council of Europe","Bosnia and Herzegovina","Belgrade","The Hague"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Michael O’Flaherty, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned public glorification of Ratko Mladic.","O’Flaherty stated that glorifying Mladic, convicted of genocide and war crimes, is a criminal offence under Bosnia and Herzegovina law.","Mladic's body was transported to Belgrade and then to the Military Medical Academy.","A funeral for Ratko Mladic is scheduled for September 7, 2026."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, has condemned the public glorification of Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide in Srebrenica and crimes against humanity. O’Flaherty stated that such glorification constitutes a criminal offence under the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is not protected by the European Convention on Human Rights. He called on all relevant bodies to oppose the glorification of convicted war criminals and to fulfil their legal obligations."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Mladic's body was transported from The Hague to Belgrade and then to the Military Medical Academy. A funeral is scheduled for September 7, 2026. Reports indicate that details about the funeral were to be announced by the family."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on funeral details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Dnevni list Danas reported that the family would announce funeral details. None of the other reports mention who would announce funeral details."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the specific date Ratko Mladic died. 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