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| '''''The Presumption of Justice''''' is a 2012 ], directed by ] and Ivana Rajović,<ref name="politika"> Politika Newspaper | 27 June 2012</ref><ref name="krstarica"> Krstarica film page</ref> it deals with the September 2009 murder of Brice Taton, a fan of ], who arrived to ], ] in order to support his club in its ] away match versus ]. The film focuses on the subsequent court case in Serbia which, resulted in a dozen ] fans being convicted of the crime. It argues that the handling of the case was negligent at both its investigative and trial stages, resulting in a miscarriage of justice in the case of Stefan Veličković, one of the 12 convicted fans.<ref name="Press TV Broadcast"> PressOnline.rs</ref> | '''''The Presumption of Justice''''' is a 2012 ], directed by ] and Ivana Rajović,<ref name="politika"> Politika Newspaper | 27 June 2012</ref><ref name="krstarica"> Krstarica film page</ref> it deals with the September 2009 murder of Brice Taton, a fan of ], who arrived to ], ] in order to support his club in its ] away match versus ]. The film focuses on the subsequent court case in Serbia which, resulted in a dozen ] fans being convicted of the crime. It argues that the handling of the case was negligent at both its investigative and trial stages, resulting in a miscarriage of justice in the case of Stefan Veličković, one of the 12 convicted fans.<ref name="Press TV Broadcast"> PressOnline.rs</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | The film premiered in ] on June 29, 2012,<ref name="24sata"> 24sata, Source: Tanjug | 26 June 2012</ref> with subsequent showings in ],<ref> Subotica.com | 29 June 2012</ref> ], ],<ref> RadioCity | 14 October 2012</ref> ],<ref> Tourist Organization of Bačka Palanka | 1 October 2012</ref> ],<ref> IloveZrenjanin | 24 October 2012</ref> ],<ref> Radio Pančevo</ref> ] | ||
| ⚫ | ,<ref> F@M Management Faculty | 29 October 2012</ref> ] | ||
| ⚫ | <ref> Dveri | February 2013</ref> and other cities. | ||
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| The film alleges the trial was finished with record speed, and that the verdict didn't explain what happened that day, since none of the evidence provided answers to how Brice Taton fell off the ledge.<ref name="pecat"> Pečat magazine | 5 July 2012</ref> The film comes to the conclusion that the media and state and legal institutions misrepresented the case, and attempts to explain why this happened.<ref name="pravda"> Pravda Newspaper | 26 June 2012</ref> | The film alleges the trial was finished with record speed, and that the verdict didn't explain what happened that day, since none of the evidence provided answers to how Brice Taton fell off the ledge.<ref name="pecat"> Pečat magazine | 5 July 2012</ref> The film comes to the conclusion that the media and state and legal institutions misrepresented the case, and attempts to explain why this happened.<ref name="pravda"> Pravda Newspaper | 26 June 2012</ref> | ||
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| ⚫ | The film premiered in ] on June 29, 2012,<ref name="24sata"> 24sata, Source: Tanjug | 26 June 2012</ref> with subsequent showings in ],<ref> Subotica.com | 29 June 2012</ref> ], ],<ref> RadioCity | 14 October 2012</ref> ],<ref> Tourist Organization of Bačka Palanka | 1 October 2012</ref> ],<ref> IloveZrenjanin | 24 October 2012</ref> ],<ref> Radio Pančevo</ref> ] | ||
| ⚫ | ,<ref> F@M Management Faculty | 29 October 2012</ref> ] | ||
| ⚫ | <ref> Dveri | February 2013</ref> and other cities. | ||
| The film had its broadcasting premiere in April 2013 as a part of Malagurski's TV show on ], which also featured an interview with a witness of the tragic event, Dragan Crepulja, who was never called to testify. In the interview, Crepulja said "I saw it when the now deceased Taton fell, there was nobody next to him, not on the stairs, not by his side... I was two meters close to Taton when he fell, I immediately looked around, up and down, there was no one there, I can confirm that. I told this to the police officers who came." Malagurski reacted by saying that "all violence must be punished, but that court sentences need to be made according to facts, not wishes."<ref name="Press TV Broadcast"/> | The film had its broadcasting premiere in April 2013 as a part of Malagurski's TV show on ], which also featured an interview with a witness of the tragic event, Dragan Crepulja, who was never called to testify. In the interview, Crepulja said "I saw it when the now deceased Taton fell, there was nobody next to him, not on the stairs, not by his side... I was two meters close to Taton when he fell, I immediately looked around, up and down, there was no one there, I can confirm that. I told this to the police officers who came." Malagurski reacted by saying that "all violence must be punished, but that court sentences need to be made according to facts, not wishes."<ref name="Press TV Broadcast"/> | ||
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2012 Serbian film| The Presumption of Justice | |
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| Directed by | Boris Malagurski Ivana Rajović |
| Screenplay by | Boris Malagurski Ivana Rajović |
| Produced by | Boris Malagurski |
| Production company | Malagurski Cinema |
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| Running time | 41 minutes |
| Country | Serbia |
| Languages | English, Serbian, French |
The Presumption of Justice is a 2012 documentary film, directed by Boris Malagurski and Ivana Rajović, it deals with the September 2009 murder of Brice Taton, a fan of Toulouse FC, who arrived to Belgrade, Serbia in order to support his club in its UEFA Europa League away match versus FK Partizan. The film focuses on the subsequent court case in Serbia which, resulted in a dozen FK Partizan fans being convicted of the crime. It argues that the handling of the case was negligent at both its investigative and trial stages, resulting in a miscarriage of justice in the case of Stefan Veličković, one of the 12 convicted fans.
Synopsis
The film focuses on an incident in which French football fan Brice Taton died in Belgrade, and which led to 12 young people being sentenced to a total of 115 years of prison. On September 17, 2009, a fight broke out on Obilićev venac Square when Partizan fans attacked several Toulouse fans, which - the film claims - led to Brice Taton falling off a ledge and dying in a hospital ten days later. According to the director Ivana Rajović, one of the Partizan fans, Stefan Veličković, couldn't have been a part of the fight, because he was getting a traffic violation ticket in Makedonska street several blocks away at the time the fight was taking place. In spite of Stefan having an alibi, he was sentenced to seven years in prison.
According to Malagurski, those who were calling the suspects "murderers" before a court case had even started should not have done so, he called the court case itself "the biggest disgrace of the Serbian justice system". The film chronicles several alleged inconsistencies between the statements of the accused and the court findings in the case, analyzing whether Taton was thrown off a ledge or had fallen while running away from the fight.
The film alleges the trial was finished with record speed, and that the verdict didn't explain what happened that day, since none of the evidence provided answers to how Brice Taton fell off the ledge. The film comes to the conclusion that the media and state and legal institutions misrepresented the case, and attempts to explain why this happened.
Release
The film premiered in Belgrade on June 29, 2012, with subsequent showings in Subotica, Novi Sad, Niš, Bačka Palanka, Zrenjanin, Pančevo, Sremski Karlovci , Nova Pazova and other cities.
The film had its broadcasting premiere in April 2013 as a part of Malagurski's TV show on Happy TV, which also featured an interview with a witness of the tragic event, Dragan Crepulja, who was never called to testify. In the interview, Crepulja said "I saw it when the now deceased Taton fell, there was nobody next to him, not on the stairs, not by his side... I was two meters close to Taton when he fell, I immediately looked around, up and down, there was no one there, I can confirm that. I told this to the police officers who came." Malagurski reacted by saying that "all violence must be punished, but that court sentences need to be made according to facts, not wishes."
Controversy
In September 2012, Boris Malagurski and Ivana Rajović (co-director), filed a criminal investigation request at Belgrade public prosecutor's office against 12 members of the internet message board Parapsihopatologija for alleged "organized threats to their life and personal and professional safety", made after the premiere of The Presumption of Justice. Three of the 12 were charged and found guilty in March 2014 at the trial court in Belgrade, each was sentenced to a year in prison, suspended for 3 years of probation. Malagurski's actions and the court's decisions were both criticised by two journalists, who claimed that the comments were not threats. Malagurski replied in a response published by Vreme in March 2014 and NSPM in April 2014, with detailed descriptions of the threats, while historian Čedomir Antić defended Malagurski in an op-ed in Politika. Antić also condemned the then VP of the Government of Vojvodina who endorsed the threats, noting that these included promising to Malagurski they would "explain some things with a metal rod on his face", "close one or both of his eyes", and "advocating sexual violence against Malagurski and Rajović".
Interviewees
- Radmila Dragičević Dičić – President of the Court of Appeal in Belgrade
- Tomo Zorić – spokesman for the Public Prosecutor of Serbia
- Milan Škulić – criminology professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Law
- Zora Dobričanin-Nikodinović – Belgrade based lawyer
- Slobodan Batričević – Veličković family lawyer
- Slobodan Georgijev – Belgrade based journalist
- Veran Matić – former CEO of TV B92
- Loïc Tregoures – Assistant professor at the Université Lille II
References
- ^ A film about Brice Taton Politika Newspaper | 27 June 2012
- The Presumption of Justice Krstarica film page
- ^ Drugačija istina o stradanju Brisa Tatona PressOnline.rs
- The truth about the death of Brice Taton Alo Newspaper | 26 June 2012
- A documentary about Brice Taton announced Večernje Novosti Newspaper | 26 June 2012
- Press conference report NSPM | 26 June 2012
- Interview with Boris Malagurski Press Newspaper | 28 June 2012
- The Taton Case - The Presumption of Justice Pečat magazine | 5 July 2012
- The Taton case in a new documentary Pravda Newspaper | 26 June 2012
- Premiere in Belgrade 24sata, Source: Tanjug | 26 June 2012
- Vojvodina premiere Subotica.com | 29 June 2012
- Niš premiere RadioCity | 14 October 2012
- Bačka Palanka premiere Tourist Organization of Bačka Palanka | 1 October 2012
- Zrenjanin premiere IloveZrenjanin | 24 October 2012
- Pančevo premiere Radio Pančevo
- Sremski Karlovci premiere F@M Management Faculty | 29 October 2012
- Nova Pazova premiere Dveri | February 2013
- ^ A parody of justice
- ^ Lagumi foruma i sudski epilozi
- "Worrying support". Vreme. April 3, 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- Polemike | Akademski huligani - kako "građanska Srbija" poziva na linč Boris Malagurski, NSPM.rs
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