Davor Stefanović, one of the three detainees activist which are still in prison, was beaten on Saturday (May 17) in prison, his lawyer Milan Pavković confirmed for "Vreme".
"My client was attacked on Saturday during a daily walk by a detainee, who is in the room next to Davor. He gave him several blows in the area of the face, as a result of which Davor suffered multiple fractures of both nasal bones. Davor was immediately transferred to the Emergency Center, where he received the necessary medical care," explains Pavković.
That the incident occurred was confirmed to the FoNet agency in the Administration for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions.
As stated in the Administration's announcement, on May 17, during a morning walk, another detainee cursed Davor Stefanović and punched him in the face, and members of the Security Service immediately separated them and took the detained DS to the prison clinic for a medical examination.
The doctor immediately issued an order to take Davor Stefanović to the Emergency Center of the Clinical and Hospital Center of Vojvodina for a complete diagnostic examination.
According to the Administration, Stefanović was returned to the Institute after all the examinations because the doctor's opinion was that he did not need a further stay in the hospital and "in accordance with that" was acted upon.
Davor Stefanović is not in the hospital, but is in custody.
Lawyer: Stefanović is in poor health
According to attorney Pavković, Stefanović is in poor health, he can only lie in one position in order to breathe.
"He was given the necessary medical care and assistance, he was prescribed appropriate medications at the Emergency Center of the Vojvodina Clinical and Hospital Center, but he was transferred to custody because, if I understood my client correctly, the doctor assessed that there was no need for hospitalization," Pavković told "Vreme".
As he adds, the public should be aware of that, and the court should also take that into account when deciding.
Pavković states that he was not informed about the incident until Wednesday, and that none of his family had such information until he went to visit Stefanović.
"No one informed me. I visited Davor on Friday and now I came again. As far as I know, from this one conversation with him, Davor expressed his wish that it be conveyed to me and it certainly had to be conveyed to me. Considering the public's interest in this case, I believe that it had to be conveyed to me."
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Request for house arrest
Pavković states that he will inform the court about the developments on Thursday (May 22).
As stated in the statement of the Administration for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions, the police administration and the prosecutor's office were informed about this case, in order to take further actions within their jurisdiction for the purpose of criminal prosecution of the detainee who attacked Davor Stefanović during the walk.
As a reminder, on Tuesday, May 20th The Appellate Court in Novi Sad partially accepted the appeal of the defenders of the arrested activist and ordered house arrest with electronic monitoring for Marija Vasić, Lado Jovović and Lazar Dinić. They are prohibited from using the phone, the Internet and contacts with other people, and the measure will last until August 20.
When it comes to Mladen Cvijetić, Srđan Đurić and Davor Stefanović, the Court of Appeal annulled the decision of the High Court in Novi Sad and sent the case back to the first-instance court for re-decision, because "sufficiently clear, concrete and complete reasons were not given regarding the existence of conditions for the eventual application of a lenient measure".
"The higher court did not fully consider the reasons for imposing a lenient measure in relation to custody. That is why it partially accepted the defense attorney's appeals, annulled the decision and sent it back for a new decision," says Pavković.
As he adds, he submitted evidence to the Court that all the conditions for Stefanović to be placed under house arrest have been met and that a decision on this will be made as a matter of urgency.
Six activists of the Movement of Free Citizens (PSG) and the organization STAV were detained on the eve of a large protest in Belgrade, on March 15, after a recording of a conversation between 12 activists from Novi Sad was broadcast on several pro-regime television stations and websites. They are accused of attempting to violate the constitutional order.
A warrant has been issued for six more activists from the organization STAV, since they are unavailable to the prosecuting authorities, and they have also been ordered to be detained, which will come into effect when they enter the country. They are Mila Pajić, Branislav Đorđević, Anja Pitulić and Jovan Dražić, as well as Doroteja Antić and Dejan Bagarić.
