Prosecution Demands Stiff Sentences in Balkan Warrior Trial

Ljubljana, 14 November - The prosecution demanded Wednesday stiff sentences for the main suspects in a trial of the Slovenian arm of an alleged Balkan-wide cocaine ring, ranging from 19 years and 10 months for the alleged ringleader Dragan Tošić to 15-17 years for his top accomplices and 2-5 years for the suspected footsoldiers.

Ljubljana The main suspect in the Balkan Warrior trial, Dragan Tošić (centre). Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
The main suspect in the Balkan Warrior trial, Dragan Tošić (centre).
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana The main suspect in the Balkan Warrior trial, Dragan Tošić (left) walks free in the company of his lawyer after he is released from custody. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana
The main suspect in the Balkan Warrior trial, Dragan Tošić (left) walks free in the company of his lawyer after he is released from custody.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA

Ljubljana Blanka Žgajnar, the head prosecutor in the Balkan Warrior trial. Photo: Tamino Petelnišek/STA

Ljubljana
Blanka Žgajnar, the head prosecutor in the Balkan Warrior trial.
Photo: Tamino Petelnišek/STA

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