War criminals, distinguished citizens
Peščanik pre 21 sat | Olivera Simić
Nebojša Pavković entered history as the first convicted war criminal to be buried in the Alley of Distinguished Citizens at the New Cemetery in Belgrade.
He was laid to rest with the highest military honours, in the presence of senior state officials and leaders of the Serbian Orthodox Church. This act established a dangerous precedent, as Pavković joined a group of approximately 800 individuals regarded as having made exceptional contributions to Serbian and Yugoslav history, including Ivo Andrić, Vasko Popa, Pavle Vuisić, and actress Milena Dravić. In doing so, a convicted war criminal was symbolically
