Croatian police have arrested a group of 14 people who came to the island of Hvar with the intention of physically attacking two seasonal workers from Serbia, the Split-Dalmatia police announced today.
Police announced that they spotted two vehicles with 14 people aged 18 to 33 near a hotel in the town of Hvar on Thursday and found wooden batons, a telescopic baton and "phantom" caps in the vehicles.
The criminal investigation established a reasonable suspicion that the twelve arrived by speedboat from Trogir and Kaštela to the Stiniva Bruška bay on Hvar, ten kilometers from the hotel, as agreed.
They were met by two men with a van and a car to take them to the hotel where two seasonal workers, Serbian citizens, who were the target of the attack, work.
The criminal investigation established a reasonable suspicion that the men, all Croatian citizens, committed the criminal offense of "Agreement to Commit a Criminal Offense" and criminal charges will be filed against them with the prosecutor's office.
Four people: a 33-year-old man, two 22-year-olds and an 18-year-old, were taken into custody with criminal charges.
The objects they intended to use to carry out the attack, the speedboat and vehicles, were temporarily seized pending a court decision.
Croatian media reports that these are members of the Torcida fan group.
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