# Misdemeanour Appellate Court

In August 2024 it overturned the fast-track verdict under which three activists opposing the „Jadar“ project had been sentenced to prison after a protest in Belgrade, and sent the case back for retrial, after which the activists were released.

## Affairs

- [The „Jadar“ project and the persecution of locals and activists](https://odgovornost.rs/en/afere/jadar-rio-tinto): According to Radio Free Europe, it upheld the appeal and sent the case back, and the activists were released

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Source: Odgovornost, https://odgovornost.rs/en/organizacije/prekrsajni-apelacioni-sud  
As of: 5 Nov 2026  
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