The beginning of the retrial in the "coup d'état" case, which was scheduled for today in the High Court in Podgorica, was postponed to March 28, because one of the defendants was infected with the coronavirus, independent public relations consultant Marija told "Vijesta" Rakovic.
In February 2021, the Appellate Court of Montenegro annulled the first-instance verdict that convicted the leaders of the Democratic Front (DF), Andrija Mandić and Milan Knežević, and two Russian citizens, the former commander of the Serbian Gendarmerie, Bratislav Dikić, because the verdict contained significant violations of the provisions of the criminal law. procedure.
"In the retrial, the first-instance court will remedy the violations pointed out to it by this decision, and in the retrial it will implement the evidence presented so far, as well as possibly other evidence, which the parties learned about after the main trial and which they submitted to the second-instance court in the appeals decision-making process, after which the defense will, with a comprehensive and careful assessment of all the accused and the presented evidence, make a proper and legal decision, which will be properly justified," the decision reads.
The leaders of the DF, Andrija Mandić and Milan Knežević, were sentenced to five years in prison each for membership in a criminal organization since February 2016.
The goal of the criminal organization, which was created by Russian citizens Eduard Šišmakov and Vladimir Popov, was to clash with the Montenegrin police on the day of the parliamentary elections on October 16, 2016, with the help of the DF, and forcibly occupy the Parliament of Montenegro, and to kidnap and kill the then Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Đukanović.
For the criminal acts of creating a criminal organization and attempted terrorism, Šišmakov was sentenced to a single sentence of 15 years in prison, and Popov to three years less.
The verdict stated that they acted with direct intent.
Citizen of Serbia, general and former commander of the Serbian Gendarmerie, Bratislav Dikić was sentenced to a single sentence of eight years in prison for the criminal acts of terrorism in an attempt by aiding and abetting a criminal organization.
Predrag Bogićević and Nemanja Ristić were each sentenced to seven years in prison for the same criminal acts.
Branka Milić was sentenced to three years in prison, Dragan Maksić to one year and nine months, while Srboljub Đorđević and Milan Dušić were sentenced to one year and six months each.
Kristina Hristić was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years if she does not repeat the crime, starting from the day it becomes final.
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