The Police Directorate announced that, in order to protect the integrity of Serbian citizen Luka Stojaković, it cannot confirm or deny whether he told a police officer during the control that he had used bromazepam and cannabis oil.
They also announced that Stojaković had no objections to the police's actions, either in the record itself or before the court, and that he thanked them several times for their professional conduct.
"Of course, the official documentation contains the answer to this question, which documentation can only be accessible to state authorities, precisely in order to protect the privacy of individuals. Due to the answer that LS gave to police officers when asked whether he used psychoactive substances, the Police Directorate remains explicit in stating that in the given circumstances, the police officers were obliged to ask this person to undergo testing for psychoactive substances," the Police Directorate announced.
Stojaković, a student at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences (FON) at the University of Belgrade, announced that he was arrested in Montenegro, that he spent 24 hours in solitary confinement, and that police officers told him that his arrest was ordered from the top.
The Police Directorate previously called Stojaković's claims untrue and misleading.
"Since LS refused to be tested, he committed a violation under Article 317a, paragraph 1, item 7 of the Road Traffic Safety Act, and was taken to the premises of the Pljevlja Police Station and brought before the competent Misdemeanor Court within the legal deadline, where the court fined him 600 euros in accordance with the ZOBS, with the obligation to pay 30 euros in court costs," it was announced.
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The Police Directorate notes that Stojaković had no objections to the police's actions, either in the record itself or before the court, and that he thanked them several times for their professional conduct.
"Article 296, paragraph 1, item 3 of the Law on Road Traffic Safety prescribes the deprivation of liberty of a person in the event of refusal to undergo testing, on the basis of which the person was deprived of liberty due to a committed offense. The law also stipulates that a person may be taken to a health facility for blood and urine analysis only if the conditions set out in Article 291, paragraph 4 are met, and not at his personal request. Therefore, in order for a person to be taken to the hospital, he must first undergo examination through a test, and in the event that he denies the test result or refuses to sign the report, he is then taken to a health facility for analysis. Therefore, by refusing to undergo testing for the presence of psychoactive substances, as well as by signing the report, a person is deprived of liberty in accordance with the Law. All of this was presented to the person in advance, that is, he was warned of the consequences of refusing to test, to which the person agreed."
The Police Directorate emphasizes that Stojaković's citizenship or any other personal characteristics, other than the fact that he is young, were not of importance, nor were they previously known to the acting police officer.
"Therefore, the Police Directorate once again rejects as untrue claims that this was a selective or 'order from above' action, and we remain committed to strict and indiscriminate enforcement of the law," the statement reads.
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