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Legal developments across Serbia, Montenegro, and Croatia
Multiple legal proceedings and verdicts have been issued across the Balkan region. In Serbia, prosecutors have filed appeals regarding the sentencing of Vladimir and Miljana Kecmanović, the parents of the perpetrator in the Vladislav Ribnikar school shooting, seeking harsher penalties for neglect. Additionally, an appeal is being considered in the Arilje double murder case involving Branko Pušica.
In Montenegro, the High Court acquitted three doctors of charges related to the death of Ivana Šoć following complications from H1N1 influenza; however, the High Prosecutor’s Office has announced it will appeal the decision. In another case, a criminal group faces trial regarding the murder of Miodrag Kruščić.
In Croatia, a long-running money laundering case concluded in Split with the conviction of Jakša Cvitanović, his brother Mirjan, and lawyer Ana Birimiša. Separately, a court issued a non-final verdict regarding a 2007 robbery in Miletina, and a man was sentenced for illegal hunting in Virovitica.
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Ana Birimiša · High State Prosecutor's Office of Montenegro · Jakša Cvitanović · Korčula · Miljana Kecmanović · Vladimir Kecmanović