The trial of the group charged with planning the murder of the now deceased Jovan Vukotić, who, according to security service records, was designated as the leader of the Škalja clan, began today at the Higher Court in Podgorica, with the reading of four indictments that were merged into one court proceeding. The defendants are also charged with preparing the murder of Jovan Jovanović.
The special prosecutor, at the suggestion of the accused Slobodan Kašćelan, read four indictments.
According to the indictment, the defendants are charged with attempted murder by incitement to the detriment of Jovan Vukotić in prison using drones, then in Kotor in front of the police station, as well as Jovan Jovanović in front of the building called the "Pentagon" in Kotor. In addition, the defendants are charged with creating a criminal organization, selling drugs and illegally possessing weapons.
The fourth indictment includes police officer Goran Stojanović for abuse of official position through incitement.
The defendants did not present their defense today, but will do so at the next main hearing in April.
The Special State Prosecutor's Office has filed an indictment against Radoje Zvicer and Milan Vujotić as organizers, and members Slobodan Kašćelan, Dragan Knežević, Goran Vukčević, Igor Terzić, Danilo Bakić, Stevan Kraljević, Radovan Mujović, Vladan Lučić, Filip Knežević, Ratko Živković, Milutin Knežević, Miloš Jovanović, Milutin Čotar, Vladimir Vučković, Dejan Rutović and Srđan Jurišević, for planning the murder of Vuković and Jovanović.
According to the SDT, during 2020 and 2021, on the territory of Montenegro and other European countries, Bešović, Pejović, Dragojević and Živković became members of a criminal organization organized by the accused Radoje Zvicer and Milan Vujotić, whose members, in addition to currently unidentified persons, also included the accused Slobodan Kašćelan, Dragan Knežević, Goran Vukčević, Igor Terzić, Danilo Bakić, Stevan Kraljević, Radovan Mujović, Vladan Lučić, Filip Knežević, Ratko Živković, Milutin Knežević, Miloš Jovanović, Milutin Čotar, Vladimir Vučković, Dejan Rutović and Srđan Jurišević, against whom the Special State Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment on 20 January 01, and Goran Stojanović, against whom the Special State Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment on 2023 July 28. The defendants Borko Bešović, Boris Pejović, Saša Dragojević and Ratko Živković, as members of the criminal organization, accepted the criminal plan. The defendant Bešović, who uses the account code 07C2023 on the SKY Ecc application, and whom the organizers and other members of the criminal organization address as "Soldier" or "Ragnar", to act according to the orders and instructions of the organizers of the criminal organization that were communicated to him directly or transmitted through other members of the criminal organization, to find secret apartments for the needs of the criminal organization, to take over, store, hand over and clean firearms and ammunition belonging to the criminal organization, which are intended for the commission of criminal offenses against life and limb, and to transport weapons and persons designated as direct perpetrators to the place designated for training direct perpetrators in shooting with sniper rifles - is part of the indictment.
The SDT further claims that the defendant Boris Pejović, who uses the account code 5S7EKH on the SKY Ecc application, and whom the organizers and other members of the criminal organization call "Kobac", is acting on the orders and instructions of the organizers of the criminal organization.
The defendant Saša Dragojević, who uses the account code 23AB28 on the SKY Ecc application, was tasked with carrying out orders and instructions that were communicated to him directly by the organizers of the criminal organization or transmitted through other members of the criminal organization, to take over, store and hand over firearms, ammunition and explosives for the needs of the criminal organization, according to the prosecutor's investigation.
The SDT adds that he is accused of practicing, together with another member of the criminal organization, the accused Filip Knežević, the control of drones on which explosive devices - bombs - would be placed. And that by using them, he directly participates in the deprivation of life of persons designated by the organizers of the criminal organization - the indictment states.
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