Francišković, 52, who is in custody, is suspected on two counts of publicly inciting to terrorism and his wife, 29, on one count.
The state attorney’s office said the two are suspected of acting together in Zagreb and Zadar from 16 to 22 December with the aim to undermine constitutional, political, economic and social structures.
At that time, Francišković was already in custody. Exercising his right to speak to his wife on the phone, he dictated public calls on citizens to violently overthrow those structures, which she then posted on an Internet platform.
The state attorney’s office has banned his wife from accessing the Internet and required her to report to the police on a regular basis.
Francišković was remanded in custody by a Zagreb County Court in early December on suspicion of publicly inciting to terrorism. The other suspect, Natko Kovačević, was released.
They are suspected of speaking at protests against COVID restrictions last November with the aim to undermine constitutional, political, economic and social structures, and of using Internet platforms to call on citizens to protest across Croatia, assault members of the government and parliament, take over the public broadcaster and other public buildings and infrastructure, and use force to fight against legal institutions, change the constitutional order and remove legally elected authorities.
