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Legal and judicial developments in the Balkans

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Legal proceedings and judicial transparency issues are emerging continue to emerge across the Balkan region. In Montenegro, investigations into the August 2022 Cetinje mass shooting have faced scrutiny, with face scrutiny over allegations that authorities failed to interview certain clergy or review monastery surveillance footage. Additionally, businessman Aca Đukanović has appeared in court regarding charges of illegal possession of weapons and explosives. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the District Public Prosecutor's Office in Bijeljina has been criticized for selective transparency faced criticism regarding transparency in an investigation into the Srebrenica Memorial Center. Separately, Judicial developments in the country include the confirmed indictment of former Autoceste FBiH director Elmedin Voloder and others for alleged corruption involving land expropriation and a landfill, causing estimated damages of 2.5 million KM. Furthermore, the construction firm Hidrogradnja Sarajevo has been put up for sale again for 88 million KM following a failed payment by a previous buyer. The prison sentence for Vojin Pavlović, convicted of inciting national and religious hatred, hatred for glorifying Ratko Mladić and denying the Srebrenica genocide, has been postponed until mid-January 2027 due to health concerns. Other regional legal developments include In Serbia, the Belgrade Prosecutor's Office has appealed a prosecution appeal decision to replace the detention of three suspects in Belgrade regarding the Senjak restaurant murder case with house arrest and electronic monitoring, arguing the suspects could obstruct the investigation while the murder weapon remains missing. Separately, a public executor in Belgrade, Aleksandar R., faces charges for allegedly abusing his position by handing over property to a restaurant murder, buyer not included in an official sale. Other regional matters include an attempted murder trial in Croatia, Croatia and a shooting investigation in Kosovo. In Vienna, a Montenegrin citizen received a four-year sentence for usury and making threats.

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