Constitutional Court against "late night alcohol ban"
Belgraders who wish to purchase alcohol after 22:00 hours are in luck, as the Constitutional Court of Serbia on Thursday ruled a city ban "unconstitutional".
Thursday, 04.10.2012.
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BELGRADE Belgraders who wish to purchase alcohol after 22:00 hours are in luck, as the Constitutional Court of Serbia on Thursday ruled a city ban "unconstitutional". The city authorities in Serbia's capital introduced the measure in the spring of 2011, threatening to fine those stores that sold alcoholic beverages after 22:00 hours. Constitutional Court against "late night alcohol ban" At the same time, the city had decided that coffee shops located in apartment buildings must close by midnight during the work week, any by 01:00 hours during weekends. At the time, Mayor Dragan Djilas spoke in favor of the measure, saying the city would in this way "reduce the possibility of alcohol purchase in the late hours of the evening". The town of Novi Sad tried to introduce a ban on the sale of alcohol after 23:00 hours, but the Constitutional Court ruled it unconstitutional one month before Belgrade reached for a similar solution. The explanation at the time was that the ban would have made it impossible to buy alcohol "for everyone, not just for minors". (novosti.rs, file) B92
Constitutional Court against "late night alcohol ban"
At the same time, the city had decided that coffee shops located in apartment buildings must close by midnight during the work week, any by 01:00 hours during weekends.At the time, Mayor Dragan Đilas spoke in favor of the measure, saying the city would in this way "reduce the possibility of alcohol purchase in the late hours of the evening".
The town of Novi Sad tried to introduce a ban on the sale of alcohol after 23:00 hours, but the Constitutional Court ruled it unconstitutional one month before Belgrade reached for a similar solution.
The explanation at the time was that the ban would have made it impossible to buy alcohol "for everyone, not just for minors".
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