Nikšić's Mirko Ilić (57), who was arrested on suspicion of desecrating the monument to national hero Čedomir Ljub Čupić, will be taken to the prosecutor's office on Monday around noon, the police told "Vijesti".
The prosecutor on duty at the Nikšić ODT assessed that the actions of Mirko Ilic had the elements of a criminal offense - grave injury.
According to Article 411 of the Criminal Code, Ilić can be fined or imprisoned for up to one year. This punishment is provided for the person who destroys, damages or removes or grossly injures a monument or other memorial to a deceased person without authorization.
"The criminal offense of damaging the grave was classified and MI was deprived of his liberty by order of the prosecutor because of the suspicion that he committed this criminal offense. He will be brought before the acting prosecutor within the legal term," the Police Directorate announced earlier.
"Due to the incident on the main town square, by order of the acting prosecutor of the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Nikšić, officers of the Nikšić CB Police Administration deprived IM from Nikšić of his liberty. IM was deprived of his liberty due to the existence of grounds for suspicion that he was in Nikšić on the night between June 12 and 13.06.2021, XNUMX committed a criminal offense - violation of a grave. A person deprived of liberty will, within the legal term, be brought to the prosecutor for questioning in the capacity of a suspect", announced today from ODT Nikšić.
That man from Nikšić is suspected of reaching the bust last night and then urinating on it.
The video soon spread on social networks.
Desecration of monuments and memorials is covered by Article 370 of the Criminal Code - inciting national, racial and religious hatred.
Paragraph 3 of that article of the CC includes those who commit the crime by desecrating national, ethnic or religious symbols, damaging other people's belongings, desecrating monuments, memorials or graves...
A prison sentence of one to eight years is prescribed for that criminal offense.
If, on the other hand, the prosecutor declares that there are no elements of a criminal offense in the inappropriate act of Nikšić, he can be held liable for a misdemeanor under the Law on Public Order and Peace.
Article 24 of that Law stipulates that anyone who desecrates a memorial or insults the person or event to which the memorial is dedicated will be punished with a fine of 300 to 1.500 euros, or imprisonment for up to 60 days.
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