What's going on in the streets of Serbia during curfew: Some steal timber, others look for treasure

It's amazing what people are prepared to do

During the Easter holidays that just passed and the 84 hours curfew, misdemeanor courts in Serbia fined 682 persons for violating a ban on movement, and together with all other misdemeanors handed down a total of 803 judgments with fines worth 41.2 million dinars.

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Among those convicted only 113 are over the age of 65, who violated the ban on leaving their homes.

Among those convicted over the past weekend are three people who violated the pet walk rule, as well as four who did not comply with the ban on gatherings of more than two people in a public place.

In some cases, the fines imposed were immediately paid by the citizens, while others will likely be collected after the appeal process. The government decree lists the acts as misdemeanors for which a fine of between 50,000 and 150,000 dinars can be imposed.

In Celarevo, people were cutting down trees along with minors

Three adults and two minors were caught during the Easter holidays in Celarevo cutting down acacia trees owned by the public company Vojvodina Sume.

Criminal complaints will be filed against the suspects for timber theft.

Considering that they were found committing the crime during the curfew, the three adult suspects were taken to a misdemeanor judge who fined them 50,000 dinars each.

A proposal will be filed to launch a misdemeanor process aganinst the minors as well due to violating the restriction and ban on movement.

In Sremska Mitrovica, a man was looking for buried treasure in the middle of curfew

The police in Sremska Mitrovica will file a criminal complaint with a prosecutor's office against a man from this city on suspicion that he performed archaeological work illegally during the Easter holidays.

He was caught in a rural area using a metal detector to search the terrain, during the time of restriction and ban on movement, probably looking for some items of value.

A misdemeanor judge fined him 50,000 dinars.

Almost 5,000 people have been fined since the regulation came into force

The total value of the fines imposed since these rules came into force is currently 211,769,020 dinars, Tanjug has been told by the judicial authorities.

Since the implementation of the regulation, a total of 4,781 persons of different ages have been fined for offenses on a total of seven grounds.

A total of 1,494 people were fined for violating the ban on leaving their homes for people over 70 in rural and over 65 in urban areas.

3,196 people older than 65 were also fined for violating curfew.

Despite the ban, a total of 32 people have been punished for walking in parks and recreational areas, while 12 have violated the rule on funerals during a state of emergency, that says up to 10 people can attend.

A total of 27 people were fined for violating the ban on the gathering of more than two people in a public place.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)