At least a dozen members of the Anti-Terrorist Police Unit (PTJ) got into a fight last night in a mass brawl that took place after midnight in the "Pub Kino" bar in the center of Žabljak.
Part of the members of the PTJ are training for winter conditions in Žabljak, and according to the regulations, they should not be in the bar in the late evening hours, while the regular annual training is going on.
According to "Vijesti" data from the Police Administration (UP), PTJ members were attacked by a large group of young men, who were intoxicated.
As many as five people were injured in the mass brawl, who got the better of them in the conflict with members of the PTJ.
The prosecutor from Pljevlja was informed about the event in Žabljak, on whose order measures and actions are being taken in order to establish all the facts of the mass fight.
The elders of PTJ will initiate an internal procedure to determine the possible responsibility of the members of the unit.
Police Department: The incident started with a provocation and an attack on a police officer
The Police Administration officially announced today that a small number of members of the PTJ located in Žabljak, where they conduct training in winter conditions, stayed in a restaurant in that city last night while they were off duty and were physically attacked on that occasion.
"According to the statements taken so far from police officers, the incident began with a provocation and attack on a police officer by a group of persons who were visibly intoxicated. During the incident, five persons from that group received minor injuries. Members of the Police Station came to the scene Žabljak, who acted within their powers, collected information from several persons. The prosecutor in the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Pljevlja was informed of the incident, on whose order further measures and actions are being taken in order to establish all the facts and circumstances of this incident," it is emphasized in press release of UP.
They added that it was an isolated incident, since PTJ has been staying in Žabljak for many years during this period, where it conducts training in winter conditions, and as they said, it is known that it has good relations with the local community and the local population, which they claim will continue in the future. be the case.
"In further proceedings, which will be carried out impartially by the Police Directorate, the possible responsibility of police officers in relation to this event will be determined, which the public will be informed about in a timely manner. The Internal Control of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also aware of the event," said the UP.
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