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Serbian club punished by Uefa over fan chants in honour of war criminal Ratko Mladic
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In Short: UEFA has fined Serbian club Red Star Belgrade 90,000 euros (£77,000) and restricted their supporter attendance for inappropriate chanting in honor of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, who died on the day of their European fixture last week.
UEFA has fined Serbian club Red Star Belgrade 90,000 euros (£77,000) and restricted their supporter attendance for inappropriate chanting in honor of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, who died on the day of their European fixture last week.
The Srebrenica Memorial Center had called for UEFA to investigate the incident, citing the public display and Red Star’s social media activity as warranting scrutiny.
UEFA’s decision reflects its practice of combining financial penalties with restrictions on supporter attendance when clubs are found responsible for discriminatory or inappropriate conduct.
Ratko Mladic was sentenced to life in prison in 2017 for what was called one of the 'most heinous' crimes in human history by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
In addition to the fine, Red Star is prohibited from selling tickets to supporters for their next away fixture in European competition, when they play Swiss club Lugano in the Conference League.
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