Yesterday, the Special State Prosecutor's Office (SDT) handed over the indictment against Miloš Kulić, who lost his status as an associate witness in the trial of those accused of smuggling around 60 kilograms of cocaine on the ship "Jadran".
This is what state prosecutor Siniša Milić, assigned to work at the SDT, said today, during the continuation of the trial in that case before the High Court in Podgorica.
The prosecutor said that the indictment against Kulić also included Dejan Rovčanin, related to another criminal offense, but he did not specify which offense in question. He pointed out the possibility of combining that procedure with this one, if this indictment where the first defendant, Kulić, is confirmed.
Collaborative witness Miloš Kulić testified before the High Court in November last year, who was the prosecution's main witness. He then gave up the previous statement he gave in the investigation to the Special Prosecutor's Office, in which he identified the participants in cocaine smuggling.
In a short address to the court, Kulić stated that he had previously given his statement in fear and under threat. He did not explain who threatened him.
State prosecutor Jelena Protić in the SDT suggested that his status as an associate witness be revoked. After that, the court issued a decision terminating Kulić's status as an associate witness.
Judge Zoran Radović postponed the hearing of the main trial, and scheduled the next one for November 6. The trial was postponed due to the non-appearance of the accused Radomir Osmajić.
The special prosecutor's indictment states that Vladimir M. Račić, who is on the run, Dejan D. Rovčanin, Duško V. Radenović, Radomir R. Osmajić and Vojin M. Stupar are accused of smuggling around 60 kilograms of cocaine. According to the indictment, in order to implement the criminal plan, the defendant Duško Radenović together with Miloš Kulić, a senior sergeant in the Navy of Montenegro, who was designated as an accomplice witness by the decision of the High Court in Podgorica, on April 17, 2019, according to a previous agreement, with I intend to encourage the defendants Račić and Rovčanin to commit a criminal act. The defendants Račić and Stupar, as co-perpetrators, committed the criminal offense of unauthorized production, possession and distribution of narcotic drugs in conjunction with illegal possession of weapons, while Radenović also committed the same criminal offences. The defendants Račić and Rovčanin committed the criminal offense of creating a criminal organization under Article 401 a, paragraph 1, and the defendants Radenović, Osmajić and Stupar committed the crime of creating a criminal organization under Article 401 a, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code of Montenegro.
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