No one in Montenegro negotiates with criminals anymore, but we process them indiscriminately, announced today the Deputy Prime Minister for Security, Defense, Fight against Crime and Internal Policy Aleksa Bečić and the Minister of Internal Affairs Danilo Šaranović.
"After decades of unpunished corruption and criminal activities, Montenegro finally has a government that serves the people, not one that robs them. All we really needed was the will. Numerous strategic prosecutorial and police actions led to the arrest and detention of numerous suspects for ties to organized crime and plundering the state. No one in Montenegro negotiates with criminals anymore, but we indiscriminately prosecute them," Bečić and Šaranović stressed in a joint statement submitted by the Government of Montenegro.
They added that all defined national priorities in the fight against crime are being implemented according to the planned dynamics, and that the latest action by the Special Police Department (SPO) of the Police Directorate and the Special State Prosecutor's Office (SDT) is confirmation that the state is determined to bring the fight against cigarette smuggling to an end.
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"Also, another of the numerous actions of the SBPK Police Directorate in cooperation with the Kotor ODT in the fight against economic crime is a sign that there is no more stealing from the state through tax evasion. The continuity of breaking up smuggling networks, never-before-seen results in the fight against economic crime are the reasons for the frequent attacks on the security sector, but also confirmation that the establishment of the absolute rule of law is close. Strengthening the integrity of the security sector, through freeing the system from criminal and any other unauthorized influences, is the reason for such extensive engagement of organized crime to try to disrupt the excellent cooperation of institutions that implement the rule of law and demonstrate the strength of the state over the mafia," said Bečić and Šaranović.
Bečić said that this week he demanded from Šaranović and the acting director of the Police Administration, Lazar Šćepanović, and all organizational units to continue cleansing the security sector of their members connected to organized crime and numerous other illegalities.
"If the state wants its citizens to respect it, it must first purify itself," said Bečić.
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