Oct 22, 2010
Serbian lawmakers urgently amended the criminal law Friday to pave the way for tougher penalties against far-right hooligan violence.
The parliament voted in favor of extending pretrial detention for those taking part in the riots on the streets and at sports venues from eight to 30 days in prison.
The urgency in adopting the changes was prompted by fears of major violence at a football match between Red Star and Partizan in Belgrade on Saturday.
Fears about Saturday’s match increased after dozens of people were injured when extremists clashed with police as they tried to disrupt a gay pride march in the capital last Sunday. Two days later, Serbian hooligans rioted in Italy during a European Championship qualifying match, causing it to be called off after seven minutes.
During the two-day debate in the parliament, nationalist lawmakers claimed the pro-Western governing coalition is not concerned about hooliganism, but fears social upheaval because of the Balkan country’s deep economic crisis.
The Red Star and Partizan fan groups are known to be infiltrated by neo-fascist and other extremist groups with a staunch anti-Western and antidemocratic agenda.
October 22, 2010Associated Press
Serbian lawmakers urgently amended the criminal law Friday to pave the way for tougher penalties against far-right hooligan violence.
The parliament voted in favor of extending pretrial detention for those taking part in the riots on the streets and at sports venues from eight to 30 days in prison.
The urgency in adopting the changes was prompted by fears of major violence at a football match between Red Star and Partizan in Belgrade on Saturday.
Fears about Saturday’s match increased after dozens of people were injured when extremists clashed with police as they tried to disrupt a gay pride march in the capital last Sunday. Two days later, Serbian hooligans rioted in Italy during a European Championship qualifying match, causing it to be called off after seven minutes.
During the two-day debate in the parliament, nationalist lawmakers claimed the pro-Western governing coalition is not concerned about hooliganism, but fears social upheaval because of the Balkan country’s deep economic crisis.
The Red Star and Partizan fan groups are known to be infiltrated by neo-fascist and other extremist groups with a staunch anti-Western and antidemocratic agenda.
October 22, 2010Associated Press
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Serbian police seize 120 kilos of heroin
Oct 22, 2010
Serbia’s police say they have seized 120 kilograms of pure heroin worth about (EURO)10 million ($14 million).
Police said Friday the drugs were seized overnight. It is the biggest single seizure in the Serbian capital, Belgrade.
Serbia and the Balkans as a whole are a major transit route for drug-smuggling toward Western Europe.
Serbian authorities have stepped up the fight against organized crime as the country seeks to join the European Union.
October 22, 2010Associated Press
Serbia’s police say they have seized 120 kilograms of pure heroin worth about (EURO)10 million ($14 million).
Police said Friday the drugs were seized overnight. It is the biggest single seizure in the Serbian capital, Belgrade.
Serbia and the Balkans as a whole are a major transit route for drug-smuggling toward Western Europe.
Serbian authorities have stepped up the fight against organized crime as the country seeks to join the European Union.
October 22, 2010Associated Press
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