The Court of Appeal will decide whether the judge's decision is justified Nade Rabrenović with which she refused to give bail of 1,45 million euros Milos Medenica let him go free to defend himself against accusations that he created a criminal organization that smuggled cigarettes and influenced the judiciary.
They will decide on this because they have received an appeal from the defense of the son of the former President of the Supreme Court Vesne Medenica, who do not agree that Miloš Medenica should still be in custody.
From the Court of Appeal, headed by a female judge Mirjana Popović, "Vijesti" replied that they had received the appeal and that they would make a decision within the legal deadline.
"We inform you that the case to which your question refers has been submitted to the Appellate Court of Montenegro for a decision. The decision will be made within the legal deadline, and when making the decision, this court will carefully and conscientiously evaluate all the facts and evidence that are important for making a legal decision," writes the answer signed by the spokeswoman of the Court of Appeal, the judge Danijela Vukčević.
"Vijesti" asked that court, among other things, whether, when deciding on the appeal, it will take into account the fact that the trial of Miloš Medenica's criminal group was postponed 19 times, but also that the accused was on the run before his imprisonment.
The decision against which Miloš Medenica's defense appealed was made by Judge Rabrenović on July 19, after the Appellate Court annulled her previous decision and sent the case back for a new decision.
The Special State Prosecutor's Office (SDT) filed an indictment against Miloš and his mother Vesna Medenica, Darko Lalović, Vasilij Petrović, Bojana i Marko Popović, Milice Vlahović Milosavljević, Marko Vučinić, Milorad Medenica, Luke Bakoča, Petar Milutinović, Ivan Kovačević, Radomir Raičević, Marjana Bevenje, Steve Karanikić, Goran Jovanović and "Kopad Company" from Nikšić...
They are charged with criminal offenses - creation of a criminal organization, extended criminal offense of smuggling, extended criminal offense of giving bribes, receiving bribes, illegal influence and inducing illegal influence, abuse of official position, unauthorized production, possession and distribution of narcotic drugs, enabling the consumption of narcotic drugs drugs, illegal possession of weapons and explosive substances, grievous bodily harm and obstruction of evidence.
Medenica was arrested on May 25, 2022, at the Podgorica airport, after entering Montenegro from Serbia.
At the end of July, one of the alleged members of his team, a man from Podgorica, was handcuffed Nikola Raičević, who was on the run for more than two years. Raičević is not on the indictment, which includes Miloš and Vesna Medenica, her former bodyguard Lalović and others.
At the next hearing, it will be known whether the Special State Prosecutor's Office will request that the proceedings be joined in relation to him.
By the way, the Medeniki trial has been postponed 19 times so far.
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