Motorcyclist gives middle finger to traffic camera, faces insult charge from Croatian police
Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Police in Bjelovar-Bilogora County completed an investigation into an 18-year-old motorcyclist who allegedly made the gesture toward a stationary traffic camera.
- Authorities said the gesture insulted and belittled police officers performing their duties.
- Prosecutors will submit a misdemeanor charge to the Municipal Court in Bjelovar.
Croatian police plan to charge an 18-year-old motorcyclist for allegedly showing his middle finger to a stationary camera used to record traffic offenses.
The Bjelovar-Bilogora Police Department said it completed an investigation into the rider, who was traveling on a motorcycle registered in Bjelovar. As he passed the stationary measuring device, police said, he raised the middle finger of his left hand toward the camera.
Authorities classified the act as a public-order offense, saying the rider had insulted and belittled police officers while they were carrying out their duties. A misdemeanor charge will be submitted to the Municipal Court in Bjelovar.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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