Belgrade Man, 75, Arrested Over TikTok Election Video
The Special Department for High-Tech Crime has ordered the arrest of D. L., 75, on suspicion of causing panic and disorder. He faces detention of up to 48 hours.
A 75-year-old man, identified in the prosecutor’s statement only by the initials D. L., was arrested on October 24, the day before snap parliamentary elections scheduled for Sunday, October 25, over a video he posted on TikTok. The arrest was ordered by the Special Department for High-Tech Crime of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade.
Prosecutors say there are grounds to suspect him of causing panic and disorder under Article 343 of the Criminal Code. This is a suspicion, not an established finding of guilt.
What do prosecutors say the video contains?
According to the statement, D. L. posted a video on TikTok in which, among other things, he claimed that election fraud would take place in the coming parliamentary elections. Prosecutors add that the video said a large number of dissatisfied citizens would take to the streets as a result, and that the army and police would withdraw in the face of the crowd. Prosecutors describe these claims as false.
The content of the video is reported here only as the prosecutors describe it.
What happens after the arrest?
The suspect has been ordered held for up to 48 hours. Within that period he will be brought in for questioning at the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade, the statement says.
The prosecutors’ statement uses only initials, so this report does the same. No statement from the suspect or his lawyer had been published at the time of writing.
