Croatia / Misdemeanor Court in Zagreb / 89. Pp J-3155/2019

Country

Croatia

Title

Croatia / Misdemeanor Court in Zagreb / 89. Pp J-3155/2019

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Year

2019

Decision/ruling/judgment date

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Incident(s) concerned/related

Discrimination

Related Bias motivation

Race/Ethnicity

Groups affected

Muslims

Court/Body type

National Court

Court/Body

Misdemeanor Court of Zagreb (Prekršajni sud u Zagrebu)

Key facts of the case

Three defendants were charged that on 28 Sept 2019 in a bar in Zagreb they disturbed public order by pushing each other and verbally clashing, thus committing a violation of Art. 13 and 17 of the Act on Misdemeanors against Public Order and Peace. The first defendant is acquitted of the accusation that during the same incident he insulted the third defendant with the words: "Fuck your Muslim mother, balije" which is a violation of Art. 25 par. 1 of the Anti-Discrimination Act.

Main reasoning/argumentation

The Court does not state the reasoning because the defendants waived their right to appeal, which made this verdict final.

Is the case related to the application of the Framework Decision on Racism and Xenophobia, the Racial Equality Directive?

Key issues (concepts, interpretations) clarified by the case

Results (sanctions, outcome) and key consequences or implications of the case

The perpetrator was acquitted of the accusation of violating the Anti-Discrimination Act Art. 25 par. 1 (misdemeanor provisions on discrimination) as all three defendants waived their right to appeal so the verdict was made final.

Key quotation in original language and its unofficial translation into English with reference details

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