M.D. arrested and detained for 30 days, lawyers argue prosecution's evidence is baseless

M.D. from Babin Most, who was arrested yesterday in North Mitrovica, has been placed in 30-day detention by the Basic Court in Pristina, confirmed his lawyers Nebojsa Dancetovic and Bogdan Lazic.

M.D. is accused of four criminal offenses related to his participation in a protest in Zvecan in May last year, stated his defense attorney, Nebojsa Dancetovic.

“My client is charged by the prosecution with four criminal offenses: Attacking the Constitutional Order, Endangering Persons Under International Protection, Attacking Officials, and Participation in a Mob Committing the Criminal Offense of Hooliganism,” Dancetovic emphasized.

He believes the prosecution's evidence is unfounded, asserting that merely being present at the protest in Zvecan, due to political disagreement, cannot be qualified as an attack on the constitutional order.

“After the hearing, the preliminary procedure judge issued a decision to impose a 30-day detention measure on my client. The defense will timely file an appeal against this decision,” Dancetovic stated.

Bogdan Lazic, another defense attorney for M.D., also highlighted the lack of adequate evidence presented by the prosecution.

“As for the evidence presented by the prosecution today, it was very minimal and insufficient. They noted injuries to KFOR personnel and police officers during the protest, but there is no individualization proving that my client was responsible. There are some unclear images, or photographs, which can easily be manipulated to implicate him, with identification based solely on a sweater. No other evidence was provided by the prosecution, and based on such evidence, the court decided on detention,” Lazic explained.