Serbian prison officials sentenced for ignoring fatal beating of elderly inmate

A Belgrade court sentenced a prison doctor and a guard shift leader for negligence after inmate Stanimir Brajković (74) died from injuries sustained in a New Year's firecracker-related assault, while three commanders were acquitted. The verdict closes a case highlighting systemic failures in Serbia's correctional system, but the acquittals may signal limited accountability at higher levels.

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