Cerska Street Arson: Prosecutors Seek Two Years in Prison
The First Basic Public Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment against A. L. (20) over the December 3, 2025 fire at a Vracar venue. It seeks prison and a 200,000 dinar fine.
Ten months after a venue on Cerska Street in Vracar was hit with burning petrol, the case has reached court. The First Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade has filed an indictment with the First Basic Court in Belgrade against A. L. (20). Prosecutors ask that, after the main hearing, he be sentenced to two years in prison and fined 200,000 dinars.
What does the indictment say?
According to the indictment, A. L. arrived at a hospitality venue on Cerska Street around one in the morning on December 3, 2025. He was accompanied by a minor, O. M., whose case has been separated from the proceedings.
Prosecutors allege that the two men smashed a window of the venue and threw a canister of petrol through the opening. They then set the contents alight, and the interior of the venue partly burned. The announcement does not state the amount of damage.
A. L. is charged with causing general danger, under Article 278, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code. For now this is only an accusation, and the court will decide on guilt.
A venue that had been targeted before
The venue is owned by Vuk Bajrusevic. Several months before the fire, the same premises were targeted by an armed attacker. After that attack, police carried out an on-site investigation and seized security camera footage that recorded the attacker.
The defendant’s age differs across media reports: the body of the articles gives 20, while the headline of one report mentions 19. This article uses the age given in the body of those reports.
