Courtesy: di-ve.com


Three Serbs charged with crowd trouble

by Chris Galea

Three Serbian nationals who are residents in Malta were on Monday arraigned in court charged with causing crowd trouble at the Corradino Pavilion during a Futsal match. Milos Stanic, 25, and his 27-year-old brother Milan, both residing in Msida, as well as Vukasin Stevovic, 26, residing in Sliema, were charged with causing over €116.47 in damages to the detriment of the owners of the Pavilion, AS Hibernians Ltd.

They were also charged with the possession of explosive materials, lighting up a flare and throwing it on the pitch, as well as putting the life of other people at risk.

They were further charged with inciting other people to commit a crime, invading the pitch, as well as assaulting the Futsal national team coach Michael Striz -- who had intervened in an attempt to calm down the situation -- and breaking the public order.

The Court, presided by Magistrate Michael Mallia, granted the three Serbian men bail against a deposit of €330 and a personal guarantee of €1,000 each. They were also ordered not to leave the country.

Inspector Alexander Grech prosecuted, while Dr Andy Ellul and Dr Vince Micallef appeared for the accused.






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