Davor Dragicevic, a father seeking justice for his tragically deceased son, has been handed over to the District Prosecutor's Office Wednesday morning, a day after he was detained along with several opposition politicians in Bosnian north-western city of Banja Luka.
Dragicevic was apprehended for posing “a threat to security,” police said a few days after they initiated a procedure at competent court against Dragicevic and several other persons. They gathered in front of the Republika Srpska (RS) entity institutions on December 17, at the moment when the new government of this Serb-dominated Bosnia's part was appointed.
The gathering in front of the institutions violated the Law on Public Peace and Order and the Law on Public Gathering, according to the police.
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Tuesday's detaining of Dragicevic and opposition politicians sparked a fierce reaction among the crowd who have been supporting the father in his quest for justice for his son who, it turned out, was murdered in March this year.
For months ‘Justice for David’ group has been protesting in Banja Luka's central square demanding from competent authorities to resolve the death of Dragicevic's 21-year-old son. The gatherings turned into the anti-government protest as the father claimed his son was brutally killed and that the Interior Minister was an accomplice.
Sa lisicama na rukama Davor Dragicevic proveden je u Okruzno tuzilastvo Banjaluka. Uzvikivao je :"Pravda za Davida". @N1infoSA pic.twitter.com/Zcj5V3WbqK
— Snezana Mitrovic (@Snejkicaa) December 26, 2018
After spending a night in detention, Dragicevic was transported to the Prosecutor's Office early Wednesday morning with handcuffs on his hands, according to N1's reporter.
Reportedly he shouted “Justice for David” as the police were taking him to the building.
His lawyer Ifet Feraget briefly told N1 that Dragicevic is charged with alleged threats he addressed to RS Interior Minister Dragan Lukac.
Besides Dragicevic, police also apprehended a few opposition politicians but released all of them shortly except Drasko Stanivukovic of the Party of Democratic Progress (PDP).
PDP Spokesperson Anja Petrovic told N1 the party's official will be detained for 24 hours and that he is charged with making damage on the police car.
‘Justice for David’ announced new peaceful gathering for Wednesday afternoon. Protests of support were announced in the cities of Sarajevo and Tuzla, and in neighbouring Serbia's capital of Belgrade.
