Zagreb police said on Thursday they would press misdemeanour charges against a 42-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man for organising public gatherings against COVID certificates on several occasions late in November without having informed the police.

An investigation established that the woman organised the gatherings on 21, 22, 24, 25 and 29 November in St. Mark’s Square, where Government House, Parliament House and the Constitutional Court are located, and nearby streets without informing the police or taking measures to keep the order.

The police said COVID rules, including assembly restrictions, were not complied with during the gatherings.

As to the man, the police suspect he organised and led a public gathering outside the County Court against COVID certificates and in support of Marko Franciskovic, who was arrested last Friday together with seven others on suspicion of inciting to terrorism.