• The trial of a 40-year-old lathe operator accused of threatening Prime Minister Andrej Plenković on Facebook continued at the Municipal Court in Zlatar.
  • The defendant admitted sending offensive messages but claimed he did not intend to cause fear, only to express frustration.
  • The messages were sent since 2021, and the defendant said they were made in the heat of the moment due to personal problems and political dissatisfaction.
  • He was arrested in January last year and spent 60 days in pre-trial detention.
  • Prime Minister Plenković testified in November last year, stating he does not personally review messages and has never privately sued anyone.

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