ZAGREB, September 6, 2019 – A total of 14 men, aged between 19 and 29, have been arrested to date in connection with the 21 August Uzdolje incident, while one more suspect is still on the run, police told a news conference in the Adriatic city of Šibenik on Friday.
All the arrested persons have criminal records for football hooliganism.
The arrests were the result of the investigation by the Šibenik-Knin and Split-Dalmatia county police into the incident that occurred in the village of Uzdolje on 21 August when a group of masked thugs raided a cafe, beat up some of the guests who were watching a TV broadcast of a football match between Red Star Belgrade and the Swiss side Young Boys, and damaged the interior of the bar. The damage is estimated at 25,000 kuna (3,400 euro).
The prosecution claims that the suspects intentionally attacked local Serbs who were watching the match.
The first arrests were made in late August when four suspects were apprehended on suspicion of committing violence out of hatred. Ten more hooligans have been arrested since then.
More news about the incidents can be found in the Politics section.
