The executive director of the Network for the Affirmation of the Non-Governmental Sector (MANS) Vanja Ćalović told "Vijesta" that when the activists of that NGO were detained for their performance in front of the Assembly, it was evident that it was illegal police work.
Disciplinary proceedings will be initiated against Milan Radusinović, the assistant head of the Facilities Security Department because by ordering the arrest of activists (MANS) in front of the Assembly, he abused his official powers and position and exceeded his powers.
"And we claimed that from the very beginning, but it is extremely hypocritical to hold the assistant for securing facilities and persons accountable when the police director publicly announced, the day after our arrest, that the police acted legally and would do it again. Therefore, we are convinced "We believe that the arrest warrant came from higher levels in the Police Directorate and that it was a political decision made because we emphasized the responsibility of the Speaker of the Parliament, a party colleague of the Minister of Internal Affairs," Ćalović assessed.
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She called on the assistant of the department for securing facilities and persons to publicly announce who arrested them, saying that in that case she would provide him with legal and other support.
"We will file another lawsuit against the Police Administration for the permanent violation of our rights and request that the Parliamentary Security Committee determine the responsibility of Police Director Slavko Stojanović," Ćalović said.
Gorjanc-Prelević: The findings of the Internal Control are encouraging
The program director of the Action for Human Rights (HRA), Tea Gorjanc-Prelević, in her response to the Minister of the Interior, Raško Konjević, stated that the finding of the Internal Control, according to which the arrest of activists of the NGO MANS was illegal, is encouraging and instills hope in the MUP's readiness to ensure that the police act responsibly, in accordance with their basic duty to protect human rights and the safety of citizens.
She nevertheless points out that the fact that the other officers of the Police Administration, who were involved in the illegal deprivation of liberty, acted on orders, does not mean that their responsibility can be automatically excluded.
"Police officers are not obliged to carry out an illegal order, the execution of which would constitute a criminal offense or a misdemeanor. Any other interpretation is dangerous because it opens the door to future violations of human rights "by order", according to the letter to Konjević.
That reminder of the provisions of the law on internal affairs stipulates that police work is carried out in accordance with the Constitution, the law and international treaties on human rights.
"You informed us that according to the MANS activists who were deprived of their liberty, "none of the police officers undertook any official actions" before their contact with the lawyer, and that this fact "indicates that the persons deprived of their liberty were not deprived of their rights established by law. However, the failure to take official action against persons deprived of their liberty means that the police officers did not inform the persons who were deprived of their liberty of the basic rights that are due to them by law (notification of the reasons for the deprivation of liberty, the right to a lawyer, etc.), which also indicates that the police officers also broke the law in this way," the memo states.
In the letter, Gorjanc-Prelević states that he expects that the Report on the control carried out, in addition to the police, in order to establish disciplinary liability against Milan Radusinović, assistant commander of the department for protected persons and facilities, should also be forwarded to the prosecution.
"We expect the same report to be submitted to the competent state prosecutor to assess whether there is a well-founded suspicion that they have committed criminal acts in the actions of the MR and other officers or officials of the Police Directorate".
Disciplinary proceedings will be initiated against Milan Radusinović, assistant head of the Department for Facilities Security, because by ordering the arrest of activists of the Network for the Affirmation of the Non-Governmental Sector (MANS) in front of the Assembly, he abused his official powers and position and exceeded his powers.
This was determined by the Internal Control of the Ministry of the Interior, which was ordered by Minister Raško Konjević immediately after the arrest of MANS activists on June 21 this year who spilled paint on the plateau in front of the Parliament building as a sign of protest against the VAT increase.
In the response submitted by the MUP to Action for Human Rights, which demanded that an internal control be carried out regarding the case, it is stated that when it comes to other police officers who actually carried out the act of depriving a person of their liberty and made official notes about it, there is no responsibility .
Determine the responsibility of Stojanović
In a letter to Konjević, Gorjanc-Prelević states that he expects the responsibility of the Director of the Police Administration, Slavko Stojanović, to be determined.
"Since Stojanović announced that the police acted lawfully in the disputed case and that they will do the same in the future, and that he is responsible for his work to the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Government, we expect you to inform the public about the procedure for determining his responsibility", states Gorjanc- Prelevic in a letter to Konjević.
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