The judge of the Basic Court in Pljevlja, Ljiljana Popović, acquitted Sanin Rašić, a resident of Pljevlja, who was charged by the prosecutor's office in Pljevlja with causing panic and disorder, giving different statements to the police and the media, after the incident that happened the day after the parliamentary elections on October 30 last year.
Judge Popović said that the prosecution did not prove that Raščić's statements contributed to causing panic among citizens.
"Based on the presented evidence, I could not establish that panic and riots were caused," Popović said today, explaining the verdict to Raščić, the president of the Young Social Democrats in Pljevlja.
The Prosecution has the right to appeal the first-instance verdict to the High Court in Bijelo Polje.
The defendant and his lawyer Nikola Martinović did not attend the final hearing.
Popović said that the court established that Raščić, right after the incident, gave a statement to Antena M, although he claimed in court that no one from that media called him. Their portal published his statement that he was beaten by several people and that they left him helpless on the street, as well as that the situation in Pljevlja is not good and that they fear for their safety.
Popović also said that upon a repeated request, Pobjeda did not submit an answer to the court as to whether the text published on their portal on September 1, 2020, conveyed the words of Sanin Raščić or whether it was the view of the author of the texts.
Popović also said that the article in question was "written on the basis of allegations by the Social Democrats".
At the hearing on December 15, 2020, Raščić accused "Pobjeda" of incorrectly and inaccurately reporting his statement the day after the parliamentary elections, when he reported to the police that he was attacked not far from the prosecutor's office.
When giving a statement to the police, immediately after the incident, Raščić labeled fellow citizen Mirsad Karović as his attacker, while he told the media that there were more people, and that he was attacked on political and national grounds.
In his closing speech, prosecutor Ivan Gačević said that he believes that it has been established that the criminal offense for which Raščić was accused was committed.
"The defendant is on September 1.9.2020, XNUMX. reported Mirsad Karović to the Police Directorate that he sent him threatening and insulting messages. After filing the report, the defendant told the police that he did not feel threatened by this person and that he was not afraid of him. The defendant propagated this event in the media, making false claims that he was pulled out of the car by several people and that they beat him and that the words "Get out of Montenegro" were directed at him... This caused the defendant to panic, creating additional anxiety that was present in those days in the city, due to threats and insults on a national basis as well as attacks on the premises of the Islamic community. The defendant acted with intent. I suggest that the court declare him guilty and sentence him according to the law," said Gačević.
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