Detention Ordered for Suspected Incitement to Violence in Serbia
Petar Đ. remains in custody for allegedly urging citizens to violently overthrow state officials via social media.
BELGRADE: The Higher Court in Belgrade has ordered a detention of up to 30 days for Petar Đ., who is suspected of inciting violence against representatives of the highest state authorities through social media.
The court justified the detention on the grounds that it aims to prevent the suspect from repeating the criminal offense in a short period, as stated by court spokesperson Milica Veličković.
The suspect has been charged with the crime of calling for a violent change of the constitutional order.
During an interrogation at the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, Petar Đ.
denied the commission of the crime.
Authorities have gathered grounds for suspicion that from December 2024 to March 2025, he posted multiple messages on various social media platforms—including Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter)—in which he openly called for and encouraged citizens to forcibly overthrow representatives of the highest state authorities, thereby threatening the constitutional order.
The court justified the detention on the grounds that it aims to prevent the suspect from repeating the criminal offense in a short period, as stated by court spokesperson Milica Veličković.
The suspect has been charged with the crime of calling for a violent change of the constitutional order.
During an interrogation at the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade, Petar Đ.
denied the commission of the crime.
Authorities have gathered grounds for suspicion that from December 2024 to March 2025, he posted multiple messages on various social media platforms—including Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter)—in which he openly called for and encouraged citizens to forcibly overthrow representatives of the highest state authorities, thereby threatening the constitutional order.
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