The trial for the murder of Miodrag Kruščić and the wounding of Olivera Lakić was postponed today at the Higher Court in Podgorica.
The reason, as yesterday, is the non-appearance of attorney Stefan Jokić, defense attorney for the accused Goran Vukčević.
Attorney Jokić is from Serbia, and lawyers from that country are on strike by decision of the local Bar Association.
Jokić sent a letter to the court stating that he had learned from the media that he had been fined 1.000 euros for failing to appear. He stated in the letter that he was obliged not to act in the cases.
The defense attorneys for the defendants in this trial stated today that the Bar Association of Montenegro has obligated lawyers not to substitute their Serbian colleagues who are engaged in legal proceedings before courts in Montenegro by proxy.
Milan Vujotić, former policeman Darko Lalović, Filip Knežević, Mario Milošević, Goran Rakočević, Veselin Bubanja, Filip Bešović, Luka Bulatović, Dejan Vukašinović, Branislav Karadžić, Goran Vukčević, Mijajlo Stojanović, Aleksandar Ljumović and Sanja Božović are included in the indictment.
They are also charged with smuggling 554 kilograms of marijuana from Albania to Montenegro on January 26, 2021.
"The Council of the High Court in Podgorica, by decision Kvso no. 39/23, dated July 31 this year, confirmed the indictment, Kt-S no. 265/20, dated June 20 this year, which the Special State Prosecutor's Office brought against 14 accused persons: MV, GR, FB, FK, SB, LB, DV, DL, BK, MM, MS, A.Lj and GV, for the criminal offenses of creating a criminal organization, grievous bodily harm, aggravated murder, murder by incitement, illegal possession of weapons and explosive substances and unauthorized production, possession and distribution of narcotic drugs Oliver Lakić, from May 8, 2018, aggravated murder of the victim Miodrag Kruščić, May 21, 2018 and smuggling 554 kg of the narcotic drug marijuana, from Albania to Montenegro, on January 26, 2021," was stated earlier in the announcement of the special prosecutor and spokesman of the Special State Prosecutor's Office, Vukas Radonjić.
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