The Mešihat of the Islamic Community in Serbia informed the public that on Monday, the High Court in Užice ended the trial conducted against the police officers from Priboj, writes portal 020 media.
The police officers were accused of "singing songs of inappropriate content at a family celebration, inciting hatred and intolerance towards members of Islam" at the end of December 2021, according to the Meshihat of the Islamic Community
Now the High Court in Užice has issued a first-instance verdict in which two police officers from Priboj - ZD and PM were found guilty of the crime of "inciting national, racial and religious hatred and intolerance", according to Article 317 of the Criminal Code.
The police officers were sentenced to house arrest for six months, with the application of electronic monitoring, it says 020 media.
The Meshihat of the Islamic Community in Serbia believes that the mentioned judgment of the High Court in Užice is a positive step in the direction of restoring and strengthening trust in the judicial authorities of Serbia.
Meshihat states that the verdict is "an encouragement for all Bosniaks, especially those living in Priboj, who justifiably felt concern and anxiety after similar events in 2021/22." and the murder of Bosniaks by a police officer in 2023."
Source: 020 media