In the continuation of the trial in the High Court in Podgorica, the accused for the murders in Veruša and the wounding of Kenan Sujković in Berane, Mirza Kastrat from Berane testified, who remained on the stand in the prosecutor's investigation.
He said in court today that due to the passage of time, he could not immediately remember all the details of the event. The president of the panel read to him the statement that the witness gave in the previous proceedings with the competent state prosecutor, after which Kastrat said that he fully stands by that statement.
Mirza Kastrat stated in his testimony that he was friends with the injured Sujković brothers and that that evening around 21.50:XNUMX p.m. they came in front of his house in the Talum settlement in their "Volkswagen Passat" to go for a ride and go to town.
He further stated that the vehicle was driven by Kenan Sujković, while Ismet Sujković was in the passenger seat, and that he sat in the back seat, after which they continued to move towards the city uphill.
On that hill, they passed a dark-colored "golf IV" vehicle with Budva license plates, which turned around at the place where they picked him up and followed them. He explained that at the moment of passing by, Kenan Sujković said: "here they are".
He explained that shortly before the entrance to the hospital, the "Golf" vehicle caught up with them and after reaching half way to the door on the left side, the shooting started, and he put his left hand over his head to protect himself, and in that hand he was soon hit. After that, he bent down behind the passenger seat, only to feel that he was also hit in the right leg.
He stated that the whole time he was shouting to Kenan Sujković to hit the gas so that they could escape, and given the shock and the position of his body, he cannot remember the details.
He remembered that at one point they hit the pavement, after which their vehicle stopped, and he then stood up and told Kenan Sujković to hit the gas, after which they came to the Emergency Center where they received help. He stated that he knew the defendants Marko Zekić and Miomira Đukić, but that he had nothing but dark "glances" with them, while a few days before this event he had seen the defendant Marko Zekić driving through the Talum settlement, and that he had information from of some persons whom he does not want to name, that the defendant Marko Zekić will try to kill them.
Defense lawyers Stefan Jovanović and Drago Konatar suggested that the event in Berane be reconstructed.
"At the time when the shooting happened, at that exact moment, the accused Marko Zekić and Miomir Đukić were in a completely different place and in a different car," explained Jovanović. He added that according to the indictment, the crime was committed from a "golf IV" vehicle with Budva license plates, and when the shooting happened, Zekić, Miomir Đukić, and Dragan Buletić were in a completely different vehicle and at a location several kilometers away.
"They were in an Audi 4 station wagon, burgundy in color. For this reason, it is necessary to carry out a reconstruction and determine all the details of the event. We consider this proposal well-founded, because it follows from the indictment itself that there is a video from the Jugopetrol pump in the case file. in the town of Rudeš, where Zekić and Miomir Đukić can be seen in an Audi A 4. They can be seen that they came to this gas station, poured fuel and bought certain products, Jovanović said.
Special prosecutor Miroslav Turković and lawyer Damir Lekić, attorney for the injured Ismet and Kenan Sujković, left the defense's proposal for reconstruction to the court for evaluation.
Danilo Mujović testified today, who, as in the prosecutor's investigation, stated that he was not a direct eyewitness to the events at Veruša. He said that he did not hear any shots or anything suspicious, and that he had not gone in the direction of Prelevic's house earlier that day.
He said that he lives in Podgorica, while he spends the summers on Veruša in the town of Uvač, where he owns a cottage. He explained that in the town of Uvač, 300 meters from his cottage, there is a cottage of the Prelevic family, which he knows by sight. He added that he saw two people walking across the meadow towards Prelević's house, during the day.
As he was with his neighbor Đuro Pešić at the time, he told him that one of those guys was Prelevic, who bought the house. He stated that this happened a few days before the murder. He explained that he had spoken with Prelević, and that Prelević was interested in buying wood for his cottage.
He stated that he met the same guys again the very next day, and continued the story with Prelević about buying wood. The next day, the witness states that he remembers that it was Sunday, in the late afternoon he met a neighbor, Pešić, who asked him to go together to Prelević's house because he was afraid that something had not happened, considering that Prelević's wife had called him to check that is everything ok
Upon arriving in front of Prelević's cottage, the witness states that Đuro Pešić, after a few steps from the gate, shouted that someone was lying dead. He added that he got closer and saw that one face was lying motionless on the threshold of the house and that there was a stain around him, most likely it was blood. After this, together with Đura Pešić, he went in the direction of the nearby houses of his neighbors. Pešić then spoke to Prelevic's wife and told her that her husband was dead, and at the same time explained to her that he recognized the deceased Prelevic because he was large and bald. He explained that he did not hear any shots or anything suspicious, and that he had not gone in the direction of Prelevic's house earlier that day.
The Special State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica filed an indictment against the eight-member criminal organization of the accused Marko Zekić, who is on the run. In addition to Zekić, Miomir Đukić, Dragan Biletić, Vasilije Đukić, Mirčeta Mihailović, Nenad Miličić, Goran Milašinović, Branislav Ivanović and Dragan Tarić are also accused.
According to the collected evidence, Marko Zekić, Đukić and Mihailović killed Prelević and Peković together on October 17, 2020, in the town of Uvač, with premeditation and prior agreement.
Milašinović, Biletić, Ivanović and Miličić assisted in the serious murder of two Podgorica residents by deliberately creating conditions and removing obstacles. The task of part of the group was to monitor the movement of Prelević and Peković in order to determine the most favorable place and time for their liquidation.
"After they found out that the targets would be in Prelević's house in the town of Uvač on October 17, they communicated that information to Zekić, Đukić and Mirčeta Mihailović, who headed to Veruša," the indictment reads. It is added that Mirčeta Mihailović handed over an automatic rifle and a pistol to Zekić and Đukić, who, after a brief discussion at the door of the cottage, killed Prelević by firing several projectiles into his head and upper body. After killing Prelević, they entered the cottage and killed Peković. Transcripts of the Sky application used by members of this criminal organization revealed that the murder of Prelevic and Pekovic was planned several months earlier. "Marko Zekić from Beran had a physical confrontation with Nemanja Prelević in a bar in Podgorica, after which he made the decision to kill him, so he informed the other members of the criminal organization he founded," the indictment states, among other things.
In the explanation of the indictment, it is written that, according to evidence from France, Zekić informed the other defendants about the conflict he had in a Podgorica bar, through the Sky application, and told them that he had made the decision to kill Prelevic.
"From further communications from August 05.08.2020, XNUMX, Zekić announces that he made the decision to take the life of Nemanja Prelević precisely because of the fight he had with him and with Vladimir Bajčeta and Marinka Banović in a restaurant. In those messages, Zekić states that he is with had a gun that he left behind and at the same time he inquires with the other defendants where Prelevic lives, what kind of car he drives, and where his house is located, i.e. what is the street where the injured party's house is located," the explanation of the indictment reads.
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