High Court in Novi Sad announced that the appeals were rejected defenders four activists of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Stefan Kojović, Nemanja Despotović, Nikola Blagojević and Danilo Rajičević and states that the complaints are unfounded, reports the portal 021. rs.
"The High Court in Novi Sad, as a second-instance court, was delivered yesterday (May 22) with the case files of the Basic Court in Novi Sad together with the appeals of the defendants' defense attorneys filed against the decision of the non-trial panel of the basic court from April 23, which extended the custody of the four named defendants for 30 days for the reasons stipulated in Article 211, paragraph 1, point 3 of the CPC, and according to which decision it can last until May 25," the statement of the High Court in Novi Sad states.
Since the custody of the defendants according to that decision can last until May 25 at the latest, the case files, together with the second-instance decision, were returned to the Basic Court in Novi Sad. The first-instance court will ex officio review the justification of the extension of detention, the announcement reads.
Vučić's announcement of court blockade
Following the decision of the Appellate Court in Novi Sad on Tuesday (May 20) to order the suspects of the attempted violent overthrow of the constitutional order, Marija Vasić, Lazar Dinić and Lado Jovović, to house arrest after 60 days in Klisa, the president of the Serbian Progressive Party, Miloš Vučević, was the first to react and announced the progressive blockade of the court. This was supported by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić.
"We will invite our membership, sympathizers and citizens to block the court in Novi Sad. From Monday, no one will be able to enter the court building, until the four young men who have been in custody for almost four months are released from custody," said Vucevic.
Vučić said on Wednesday (May 21) that he will talk with the leader of the ruling SNS, Miloš Vučević, about the possible blockade of the court in Novi Sad from Monday.
"We must not behave like them. But, I will talk to Vucevic because we were both shocked by the decision of the Court of Appeal, which wanted to flatter the mob that is blocking the court and the prosecution. We must not show that we are similar, let alone the same. I think a good solution is in something else, perhaps in changing the law," Vučić told Pink television.
Why are SNS activists in custody?
At the end of January, students were attacked while sticking stickers calling for the blockade of three bridges on February 1, and four SNS activists are suspected of that attack. Then one student's jaw was dislocated.
This event greatly disturbed the public, as a result of which Miloš Vučević resigned as Prime Minister of Serbia, and Milan Đurić resigned as Mayor of Novi Sad. Vucevic, however, remained at the head of the Serbian Progressive Party.
Source: 021.rs
