A hearing was held today in the High Court in Podgorica to review the indictment brought by the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica against Budimir Krstović (66) and his daughter Marina, for smuggling 1,2 tons of cocaine.
The state prosecutor at the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica, Tanja Božović, proposed to the court to confirm the indictment.
"During the investigation, all material and witness statements were collected. Appreciating the content of this evidence, I find that the indictment against Budimir Krstović and Marina Krstović is justified and based on the law. I suggest that the panel confirm the indictment," the prosecutor stated.
Defense attorneys Borivoje Đukanović, Dragoljub Đukanović, Stefan Jovanović and Željko Đukanović proposed to the court to pass a decision that will suspend the criminal proceedings because there is no reason to suspect that they committed a criminal offense.
The defendant, Budimir Krstović, pointed out that this was a setup that served as a good political story, and that he has been importing bananas for 32 years, and his company "San Francisco" has never made a single mistake. Marina Krstović said in court today that the reputation of their family business is impeccable.
Lawyer Borivoje Đukanović emphasized that the indictment only stated in general terms that the defendants Krstović committed a criminal offense.
"The indictment failed to state the specifics of the act of committing the criminal act. It was not indicated how the criminal act was committed, the place and the means. Not a single piece of evidence was presented," according to lawyer Đukanović.
"On December 23.12.2021, 1.206,253, the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica filed an indictment against the defendants BK and MK for the criminal offense of unauthorized production, possession and distribution of narcotic drugs - cocaine in the amount of XNUMX kilograms, which indictment was submitted to the High Court in Podgorica for the purpose of deciding on the same," the prosecution's announcement states.
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