The representative of a large number of prisoners, lawyer Damir Lekić, reminded that the word given should not be forgotten, especially the one given in the pre-election campaign given by the current government, that they will pass the Amnesty Law. On behalf of the prisoners, he sent the initiative to the four most important addresses in the country.
"As a representative of a large number of prisoners serving prison sentences in the Administration for the Execution of Criminal Sanctions in Podgorica, Spuž, and on their behalf, I delivered to the President of Montenegro Jakov Milatović, the Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić, the President of the Parliament of Montenegro Andrija Mandić and the Minister of Justice of Montenegro Andrej Milović a written initiative to take all actions within their jurisdiction in accordance with their pre-election promises in order to obtain the conditions for the Assembly of Montenegro to be first included in its agenda, and then possibly voted on, in the Parliament of Montenegro. And preferably the broadest one on full amnesty, which would favorably influence and treat the position of prisoners in the mentioned administration where they are serving their prison sentences, and especially which would positively influence and favorably treat their imposed prison sentences that they are serving in that institution. In support of this initiative, I submitted the signatures of those prisoners whom I represent. So far, signatures have been given by 598 prisoners who are serving a prison sentence in UIKS. For a long period of time, no amnesty has been adopted by the Parliament of Montenegro, i.e. no law on amnesty has been passed, especially not the broadest law on full amnesty, so in this way, in accordance with the law, prisoners are trying to contribute to the of the competent state authorities, however, and all with the aim of improving their position in the aforementioned administration. Especially so that some, who would certainly have the right to do so, taking into account all the circumstances, would end up serving a prison sentence, and would be released from the mentioned institution to their homes. Among other things, the prisoners decided to do this act not only because the amnesty, especially the full one, has not been adopted by the competent state authorities for a long period of time, but also because, unfortunately, in relation to them, for a long time, the other institutes have not been functioning either. prescribed by law that improve their position and treatment while serving their sentence, especially conditional release, which due to the security assessment of the Police Administration of Montenegro, which the police give without any explanation and which in most cases is negative, has become unenforceable and just a "dead letter on paper ", since because of this security assessment, which in most cases is negative and not supported by anything, by default and unconstitutional (the procedure for the evaluation of constitutionality and legality is being conducted before the Constitutional Court of Montenegro), applications for release on parole submitted to the court at random are rejected as unfounded . They are very rarely, almost never, adopted. Unfortunately, that security assessment has only become a mechanism used to deny these requests. And the situation is similar with other institutes, which treat the position of prisoners during the serving of the sentence, and after the legally concluded procedure", said lawyer Lekić.
It reminds that the provisions of Article 130 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of Montenegro prescribe that persons covered by the amnesty act are granted exemption from criminal prosecution or complete or partial exemption from the execution of the sentence, the imposed sentence is replaced by a lighter sentence, rehabilitation is given, or some or all of them are abolished legal consequences of conviction.
Paragraph 2 of the same legal provision prescribes that the following security measures can be abolished by means of an amnesty: ban on calling, activities and duties, ban on driving a motor vehicle and expulsion of foreigners from the country.
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