Abid Podbicanin

A Serbian citizen named Igor Despotovic has been arrested on suspicion of "glorifying terrorism", in that he "continuously and publicly presented and transmitted ideas directly through videos, photographs and texts encouraging the commission … of terrorism," the Belgrade Higher Court confirmed to BIRN.

Despotovic was arrested on Thursday and on Friday remanded in 30 days' custody.

The Higher Court in Belgrade on Wednesday found seven people guilty of terrorism. It jailed Abid Podbicanin, Sead Plojovic and Tefik Mujovic for 11 years, Goran Pavlovic for ten, Iznudin Crnovrcanin and Rejhan Plojovic for nine and a half years, while Ferat Kasumovic got seven and a half years.

They stood accused of cooperating with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and of recruiting citizens of Serbia to fight in the ranks of terrorists in the Middle East.

Three of the seven found guilty today remain at large, and have international arrest warrants issued against them.

Trial resumes for group accused of IS links

BELGRADE -- A witness in the trial of a group accused of terrorism-related activities has told a Belgrade court he joined one of the accused in order to fight in Syria.

BELGRADE - The Serbian Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office stated on Tuesday that it has raised an indictment against four persons from Novi Pazar and one from Belgrade on suspicion of partaking in armed operations of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Abid Podbicanin, Sead Plojovic, Tefik Mujovic and Izudin Crnovršanin, all from Novi Pazar, and Ferat Kasumovic, from Belgrade, are accused of recruiting men to fight for the Sunni terrorist organisation Islamic State, or Isis.