My revenge against the Butcher of Bosnia is that I survived to stand here today with my wife and kids

unal. Another victim who watched TV in Srebrenica as Mladic was put nd bars for the rest of his days was ow Saliha Osmanovic, whose family ripped apart by Mladic’s henchmen. he told how youngest son Edin was d by a grenade in 1995. Within days husband Ramo and son Nermin e executed after trying to flee. he Serbs had forced Ramo to call on a loudhailer to Nermin and ers hiding in the forest that it safe to return, a despicable k that lured the younger man to death. aliha and thousands of other men waited in vain for their men rrive at the refugee camp they had n bussed to by the Serbs. All males from age 12 to 77 were separated out for “interrogation for suspected war crimes” and held in trucks and warehouses before the massacres.

Over four days, Bosniak men and boys were murdered by Serbs at sites around Srebrenica. There are 8,372 graves at the Srebrenica mausoleum today, and

skeletons are still being recovered. Many Serbs in Bosnia deny the genocide, including Srebrenica’s mayor Mladen Grujicic. Speaking on a street that was once the frontline in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, another survivor Hasan Nuhanovic explains how Mladic has left behind a country torn in two.

Hasan lost his dad, mum and younger brother in the massacre. He watched as Bosniak refugees including his family members were handed over to the Serbs by UN peacekeepers.

He says Mladic’s ethnic cleansing means Serbs and Bosniak Muslims rarely live together now.

After indicating the bullet holes in the outer walls of the apartment complex where he lives, Hasan adds: “We are still afraid of another war. The messages from politicians are not promising. The leader of the Serb part of Bosnia says Bosnia Herzegovina should not exist. He says it’s his dream that it will join Serbia one day.

“On a daily basis we are exposed to statements saying the genocide did not happen. Many Serbs consider Mladic a victim of an international plot against them. International troops are still present near the airport in Sarajevo.

“What Mladic wanted to do by killing all of these people has been achieved.

“There are whole regions that people left because Mladic burned down the villages. Very few places are a multiethnic mix of Serbs and Bosniaks.

“I fear this judgement will not change anything. We should not be euphoric; it is not a victory. The only victory is I am still alive and I have a wife and child. My daughter has my mother’s name and is now doing well at law school in Sarajevo.

“It is 22 years later and I am still trying to recover from the trauma. The whole community remains shaken.”

Hasan is still angry at the international community for failing to intervene as the ethnic cleansing unfolded. “Until two years ago I was still looking for my mother’s remains. That’s why I’ve never been able to leave Bosnia like so many have. I would urge Europe not to forget about us, not to allow the fire to spread all over again. This is a place where religions can live together in peace. There should be good stories too.”

Mladic may have left an appalling legacy but the mothers of Srebrenica know the monster who ruined their lives will finish his own behind bars.

LLING MEMORIES Hasan liha’s families were killed