Minister of Justice Bojan Božović said that he understands the lawyers of the Turkish citizen Binali Camgoz, because they are protecting the interests of their client, but also emphasized that "they must also understand that the function of the Minister of Justice, among other things, is to protect the interests of all citizens and the state of Montenegro".
"And therefore the interests of protecting national and internal security. I am asking the SDT to act on the application as soon as possible, because I firmly believe that all my decisions have a clear basis in the law and relevant judicial practice," Božović told "Vijesti".
Camgoz's legal representatives, lawyers Miloš Vuksanović and Marko Radović, submitted a criminal complaint against the Minister of Justice to the Special State Prosecutor's Office, stating that it was a "legal scandal and the intention to extradite Camgoz to Turkey after all".
Lawyers Vuksanović and Radović announced at the press conference that it is clear to them that the criminal complaint will not bring Camgoz back, but that they want to be held responsible because, as they stated, such decisions create legal uncertainty.
"Camgoz is in Turkey and we can no longer help him, but after the scandalous decision of Minister Božović, we cannot accept that anyone should be treated in this way. Nor that Minister Božović willingly, by his own admission under the suggestions of certain security structures, made this decision," said Vuksanovic.
He stated that he believes that: "Camgoz was kidnapped".
"It's a classic kidnapping directed by state authorities," pointed out the lawyer, who added that Minister Božović referred to a decision made in Italy, which "is not applicable in this case."
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After Minister Bojan Božović overturned the earlier decision of his predecessor, Andrej Milović, who refused his extradition in January, Montenegro extradited Camgoz on August 29 this year, who is charged by the authorities in Istanbul with several serious crimes.
On the same night when Camgoz, with strong security measures, was sent on a flight to Turkey, a press conference was held at which the Minister of Justice said that the Security Council meeting concluded "that he represents a threat to national security".
"All institutions have suggested to the Ministry of Justice that we act this way, especially considering all the conclusions from the Security Council session. This is the final solution," said Božović.
The 2022-year-old Turkish citizen was first arrested by Montenegrin police on an Interpol warrant in July XNUMX.
At the time of his arrest, he had with him a forged passport in the name of Mehmet Ali Bajhan.
A month earlier, using that forged passport, he founded the company "Lion & D" in Budva, whose activity is real estate construction.
Camgoz was immediately wanted by Turkey, for conducting criminal proceedings for several crimes, including the creation of a criminal organization and attempted murder.
The High Court found in April 2023 that the conditions for this were met, but the decision not to extradite him to Turkey was made by Milović in January of this year with the explanation that "he is a member of the Kurdish community and a Shiite Muslim, whose family he is a member of ( son) died as a result of the actions of Turkish security authorities".
Among the reasons for refusing extradition is the poor state of health of the Turkish citizen, who has been immobile for years.
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