Zemun Assault: Prosecutors Seek Two-Year Prison Sentence

Belgrade’s Third Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed an indictment proposal with the Third Basic Court over a case of grievous bodily harm in Zemun. The defendant is V.L., 49, and the case now moves out of the investigative stage and into trial.

According to the indictment proposal, the defendant attacked a man on the street without provocation on June 23, 2026, around 9:40 p.m., in the Zemun municipality. He struck the victim, Dj.G., 49, three times in the head with a closed fist. The force of the blows sent the victim to the pavement, where he sustained grievous bodily injuries.

Prosecutors say there is reasonable suspicion that the defendant committed the “criminal offense of grievous bodily harm under Article 121, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.”

What Is the Prosecution Asking the Court to Do?

The proposal has three parts:

• a prison sentence of two years
• a mandatory security measure requiring alcohol addiction treatment under Article 84 of the Criminal Code, to be carried out at an appropriate medical facility
• an extension of the pretrial detention already ordered against the defendant

The treatment is sought in addition to the sentence, not instead of it.

From a June Night to an Indictment

The assault took place in late June, and the indictment proposal reached the court in mid-August. V.L. has been held in detention throughout that period, and prosecutors are asking that he remain there for the duration of the proceedings.

Until a final verdict, these remain only the prosecution’s allegations. Guilt is not established by an indictment proposal, and the court is not bound by the sentence the prosecutor has recommended.