Waved Republika Srpska Flag from Hotel Balcony in Istria, Fined and Expelled from Croatia

(Patria) - Croatian police, acting on a received report, intervened on May 1st in the morning hours in the municipality of Funtana in Istria, where they found a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina (23).

It was determined that the young man, on the balcony of his hotel room, in a place visible and accessible to the public, waved and displayed the flag of the entity of Republika Srpska, thereby causing public unrest.

Uživaj u zabrani ulaska u civilizaciju debilčno ✌🏻🫶🏻 pic.twitter.com/nX0Edfac24

— Vide Dmitar Rapula (@Vide_Rapula) May 4, 2026

Police temporarily confiscated the flag and initiated misdemeanor proceedings against the 23-year-old for disturbing public order and peace.

He was issued a fine in accordance with the Law on Misdemeanors Against Public Order and Peace.

In addition, a decision was made to expel him from the Republic of Croatia, and he was banned from entering and staying in the European Economic Area for a period of six months.

A video of the incident appeared very quickly. The provocation was accompanied by loud music, and the song "A oj moja kućo na Grmeču" was heard.

This is a song by Baja Mali Knindža, a singer known for Serbian nationalist-inciting songs.

His performances in Croatia, as well as in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are banned because the lyrics of his songs are treated as hate speech.