The judge of the Supreme Court accused judges of concealing bribes and breaking the law

The Judicial Council announced that it distanced itself from the statements of the judge of the Supreme Court of Montenegro, Hasnija Simonović, who accused one member of that body of having committed the criminal offense of concealing the criminal offense of bribery, and another of violating the law...

As stated in the response, she announced this when deciding on the fourth item on the agenda of the XNUMXst session this year, that is, during the conclusion of the termination of her judicial function...

"For the purpose of transparency of the work of the Judicial Council, and bearing in mind that at yesterday's session, when deciding on the fourth item of the agenda of the first session this year - stating the termination of the judicial function of Hasnija Simonović, judge of the Supreme Court of Montenegro, which was open to the public , judge Simonović during his presentation, when requesting the exemption of certain members of the Council, stated, among other things, that there is a well-founded suspicion that one member of the Judicial Council from the ranks of judges committed the criminal offense of concealing the criminal offense of giving a bribe, while another member of the ranks of judges violated the law, and that she is not sure about it until she checks it'... The Judicial Council distances itself from the claims made by Judge Simonović and calls on the competent state authorities to determine her allegations, in order to protect the integrity and dignity of the members of the Judicial Council as a body that ensures independence, independence, responsibility and the professionalism of courts and judges", the response of the Judicial Council states.