Sabac Man Held Over Kidnapping, Torture at Prnjavor Farm
Prosecutors in Sabac have requested pretrial detention for a 34 year old man accused of abducting another man and taking him to a farm in Macvanski Prnjavor, where he was allegedly tortured.
The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Sabac has requested pretrial detention for P. Z. (34), a man from Sabac suspected of kidnapping and torturing another man in August at a farm in Macvanski Prnjavor. According to the prosecution, a second man filmed the entire episode on his mobile phone and is still on the run.
What happened on August 17
According to the prosecution, P. Z. forced the victim, N. J. (born 1992), into a car on August 17, 2026, and drove him against his will to a farm in Macvanski Prnjavor. Once there, prosecutors suspect, the victim was tortured and sexually harassed, with the suspect forcing him at gunpoint and by threats to kneel in front of him and dictating what he was and was not allowed to do.
The same statement says a second man filmed the entire attack on his mobile phone. He is currently in hiding, and police are searching for him.
Detention, questioning and the request for custody
The public prosecutor at the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Sabac ordered P. Z. held on September 3, 2026. The following day, September 4, the suspect was questioned by prosecutors and gave his defense. After the questioning, the prosecution filed a request with the Basic Court in Sabac to order his pretrial detention.
Prosecutors sought detention because of circumstances suggesting that, if released, the suspect could obstruct the proceedings by influencing the victim, witnesses and the second suspect, and because of the risk that he could reoffend in the short term.
A search of the house where P. Z. lives turned up ammunition for automatic weapons.
The charges
The prosecution has charged P. Z. with five criminal offenses: unlawful deprivation of liberty (Article 132), coercion (Article 135), sexual harassment (Article 182a), abuse and torture (Article 137), and unauthorized production, possession, carrying and trafficking of weapons and explosive materials (Article 348).
The prosecution has charged the fugitive accomplice who filmed the attack with unlawful deprivation of liberty and with abuse and torture, in both cases as an accessory (Article 35).
The arrest was carried out by the Sabac Police Department, and the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office announced the case on September 5, 2026.
