Main hearing in the process against activists from Novi Sad Movement of free citizens (PSG) and groups OPINION, accused of attempting to subvert the constitutional order, was postponed until February 2 as the defense of the defendants requested the exemption of the prosecutors.
Judge Vladimir Pecovski announced this decision after the defense attorneys demanded the exemption of prosecutors Slobodan Josimović, Branislav Lepotić, Tatjana Lagumdžija, as well as the supreme public prosecutor Zagorka Dolovac, reports Beta.
The defenders of the defendants requested the disqualification of the prosecutors due to doubts about their impartiality.
The court rejected the defense's request that the entire process be audio-recorded, explaining that they do not have the "technical capabilities" and not enough people to work on the transcripts.
Why are they being tried?
Six PSG and STAV activists were arrested on the eve of a large student and civil protest March 15 which was held in Belgrade under the charge of allegedly subverting the constitutional order. They spent more than seven months in prison and then under house arrest.
We are talking about student Lazar Dinić, activists Davor Stefanović, Mladen Cvijetić, Srđan Đurić, Marija Vasić and Lado Jovović.
Six more STAV activists suspected of the alleged attempt to subvert the constitutional order were abroad at the time of their arrest, where they remain today.
They are Mila Pajić, Branislav Đorđević, Doroteja Antić, Jovan Dražić, Anja Pitulić and Dejan Bagarić.
The reason for the indictment was the wiretapped conversation about the student protest on March 15, which was released to the public by the pro-regime media.
Source: Beta/Vreme
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