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Lawyer: No Detentions After Protest; Cases Referred to Administrative Proceedings

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A Serbian lawyer stated that no one arrested after a protest was detained, with most cases being referred to administrative offense proceedings.
  • Six to seven clients contacted the lawyer's office and were all released.
  • The Minister of Internal Affairs reported 23 arrests for attacking police officers, stating minimal force was used after police were attacked.

Lawyer Ljiljana Borović reported that individuals detained following a recent protest in Slavija were not held in police custody. She indicated that most cases were directed towards administrative offense proceedings, as the prosecutor found no criminal offense in their actions.

I have no information that anyone among those detained was held, and they were mostly referred to administrative proceedings.

· Ljiljana BorovićLawyer's statement on the status of arrested protesters.

Borović's office represented six to seven clients who were arrested, all of whom have since been released. "All those who were detained have been referred to administrative proceedings. The acting prosecutor found that there was no criminal offense in their actions," she stated.

All those who were detained have been referred to administrative proceedings. The acting prosecutor found that there was no criminal offense in their actions.

· Ljiljana BorovićFurther details on the legal disposition of the arrested individuals.

Earlier, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivica Dačić, announced that 23 people were arrested for attacking police officers. He asserted that police intervention involved the minimal use of force, and only after officers were attacked. The events followed a protest, though the specific nature of the protest and the reasons for the arrests beyond attacking police were not detailed in the initial reports.

23 people were arrested for attacking police officers, and the police intervened with minimal use of force, and only after being attacked.

· Ivica DačićMinister of Internal Affairs' report on the arrests.
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