Serbian convicted of participation in war in Ukraine

On July 15th of the year, Stanic had been arrested at Belgrade Airport “Nicolla Tesla” and later admitted before authorities that he had participated in the war.

Explained to the court during the verdict's announcement on 9 September, Stanic was pronounced minimal guilt for the prosecution of war or armed conflict in a foreign state because of how the war was united as part of a group.

The time spent in detention will be calculated in guilt.

Another year in prison, Stanisic was confiscated from travel documents.

He has been released from prison and will later become guilty.

Stanisic's lawyer, Katarina Ninkoviq, told the Balkan Radio Free Europe Service that she will appeal the decision.

We believe that there is no real crime here because at the time of the crime, my client did not know this was a criminal offense. This, since, criminal acts of life in war or armed conflict have entered legislation in 2014. He committed the crime in 2015 six months after it was written”, she said.

According to the indictment, in March 2015 Stanisq in order to join pro-Russian forces east of will as part of the paramilitary formation of the Hussar Regiment.

According to reports, in a city in Don é that is under the control of pro-Russian forces he controlled all cars and passengers entering the area. He has a checkpoint, wearing the uniform of services of the Luhansk People's Republic and Donjeck, was said in the indictment.

According to a Ukrainian Embassy statement in Serbia, more than 300 Serbian citizens went to war against pro-Russian conflicts to the east of the violations that began in 2014.

Participation in foreign wars in Serbia became a criminal offense in 2014 and persons who presuming guilt of up to ten years in prison.

In 2015-2018, Serbia sentenced 32 people for the war at different births. In 2021, one person was convicted of organizing a trip to the battlefields.