Due to the breaking of decorations in the Ice Cave in Durmitor, the Pljeval prosecutor's office filed an indictment against the citizen of Belarus, Anton Bruek (28), who lives in Bar.
"The Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Pljevlja submitted to the Basic Court in Žabljak an indictment against one person (AB), a citizen of Belarus, for the criminal offense of destruction and damage to a protected natural asset, in the Ice Cave, Durmitor National Park, Žabljak municipality," announced the spokeswoman of the ODT Pljevlja , the prosecutor Nataša Bajčeta.
The prosecutor's office previously told Vijesti that the decision was made after collecting all the necessary information and data and viewing a video posted on social media showing a person destroying the ice decoration in the cave.
Vandalism in the Ice Cave was discovered after "Vijesti" published a video that Bruek posted on the social network Instagram.
After that, the inspectors of the Žabljak Security Department informed the prosecutor of Pljevlja about that event:
During the proceedings, the prosecution and the police identified Bruek, who they accuse of "on September 2 at around 17 p.m. in the Ice Cave speleological facility...destroyed ice stalactites that represent hydrogeological value and are protected by the Nature Protection Act."
A video of a young man destroying the treasures of the Durmitor caves was published on Bruekanton's Instagram profile.
In the published video, a young man in a red jacket and jeans can be seen swinging his leg and breaking a stalagmite about a meter high. Destruction of cave treasures is prohibited by law.
According to the Law on Nature Protection, it is forbidden to destroy, damage and remove parts of cave jewellery, cave sediments and fossil remains in speleological facilities.
The Criminal Code stipulates that anyone who destroys or damages a protected natural asset will be punished with imprisonment from three months to five years.
In 1980, Durmitor was included in the UNESCO List of World Natural and Cultural Heritage, so the Ice Cave and its decorations are protected in that way.
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