Prosecutor: No grounds to charge Ilić

After examining video footage of Velimir <a href="http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2009&mm=02&dd=14&nav_id=57144" class="text-link" target= "_blank">Ilić's comments directed at Rasim Ljajić</a>, the public prosecution says he cannot be held liable.

Izvor: Danas

Tuesday, 10.03.2009.

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After examining video footage of Velimir Ilic's comments directed at Rasim Ljajic, the public prosecution says he cannot be held liable. Prosecution spokesman Tomo Zoric told daily Danas that the investigation showed that Ilic, opposition New Serbia (NS) leader and MP, could not be criminally prosecuted, putting an end to the whole situation. Prosecutor: No grounds to charge Ilic The newspaper writes that the decision is in contrast to expert estimates and those of the Serbian government, which strongly condemned Ilic’s speech in parliament, when he called it a “shame for Serbs” that Ljajic – a cabinet minister – had signed invitations to the Statehood Day celebration, and warned that hate speech and encouraging intolerance were forbidden by the Constitution. It was interpreted that Ilic's remarks were made because of Ljajic's Muslim background, although he later denied this. “This decision is scandalous. The Republic Public Prosecution has proven in yet another example that it is not independent, but rather that its decision was made under power political influence,” said Dragan Popovic from the Youth and Human Rights Initiative, speaking to Danas. He says that it is not clear to him how the prosecutor came to the conclusion that Ilic did not commit a criminal act, when all expressions of racial or religious intolerance are legally banned by the Constitution. Because of that the prosecution was duty-bound to criminally prosecute Ilic, says Popovic. He said that Ilic’s statement represented “open discrimination”, so the prosecutor’s decision that it does not have a basis to charge him could not be motivated by any legal, but rather only political reasons.

Prosecutor: No grounds to charge Ilić

The newspaper writes that the decision is in contrast to expert estimates and those of the Serbian government, which strongly condemned Ilić’s speech in parliament, when he called it a “shame for Serbs” that Ljajić – a cabinet minister – had signed invitations to the Statehood Day celebration, and warned that hate speech and encouraging intolerance were forbidden by the Constitution.

It was interpreted that Ilić's remarks were made because of Ljajić's Muslim background, although he later denied this.

“This decision is scandalous. The Republic Public Prosecution has proven in yet another example that it is not independent, but rather that its decision was made under power political influence,” said Dragan Popović from the Youth and Human Rights Initiative, speaking to Danas.

He says that it is not clear to him how the prosecutor came to the conclusion that Ilić did not commit a criminal act, when all expressions of racial or religious intolerance are legally banned by the Constitution.

Because of that the prosecution was duty-bound to criminally prosecute Ilić, says Popović.

He said that Ilić’s statement represented “open discrimination”, so the prosecutor’s decision that it does not have a basis to charge him could not be motivated by any legal, but rather only political reasons.

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