US EditionA Serbian Court Swaps Prison for House Arrest for 3 Out of 6 Jailed Activists After Pressure
- An appeals court in Novi Sad, Serbia, released three of six jailed political activists to house arrest on Tuesday, pending legal proceedings.
- The release followed months of international criticism and widespread anti-graft protests sparked by a fatal Nov. 1 canopy collapse in Novi Sad.
- The detained activists face accusations of plotting against the state, based on secret recordings aired by pro-government media, while their lawyers deny sufficient evidence.
- Hundreds have protested in Belgrade and Novi Sad demanding full release of all six activists, with the government described as populist and accused of widespread corruption.
- President Aleksandar Vucic condemned the court ruling as influenced by protest pressure and called the activists terrorists, reflecting criticisms of his authoritarian governance.
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The court in Novi Sad has ordered house arrest for three of the six detained activists. Among them is high school teacher Marija Vasić, who has been in the prison hospital for several days due to the consequences of a hunger strike, where her lawyer was able to visit her for the first time, Serbian media reports.
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A Serbian court swaps prison for house arrest for 3 out of 6 jailed activists after pressure
An appeals court in Serbia has released three out of six political activists from jail following international criticism of the populist government which has faced anti-graft protests. But the court in the northern city of Novi Sad on Tuesday ordered…
At the panel session, the Appellate Court made a decision to order the accused activists Marija Vasić, Lado Jovović and Lazar Dinić to be banned from leaving the apartment with electronic surveillance.
Three activists who were arrested in Novi Sad two months ago were released from house arrest today, while the case of the other three will be returned for a new decision, the Novi Sad Court of Appeal announced today. Among those whose detention was lifted is professor Marija Vasić, who has been on a hunger strike for a week. […] The post Three Novi Sad activists released from detention after two months appeared first on KRIK.
Marija Vasić, who had been in detention for two months, who had started a hunger and thirst strike and was transferred to Belgrade's prison hospital, was placed under house arrest on 20 May, on the decision of the Novi Sad Court of Appeal. Three other activists remain imprisoned to date. The thread of the Info / Vucic, Serbia, Defense, Police and Justice, Politics, Balkans Courier, One - Slideshow - First, A
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