A man from Nikšić was sentenced to five years in prison for creating a criminal organization and drug trafficking. Darko Janjic, claims that statements by holders of the highest state offices about the finality of the verdict against him represent pressure on the judiciary and mislead the public - because the verdict in that case is not yet final.
"When announcing the verdict, the Appellate Court panel stated that it accepted the appeal of my defense attorney and the prosecution, and after the hearing, they legally and factually changed the first-instance verdict, which means that the case is not yet final, but there is a possibility of appealing to the Supreme Court. The constant repetition by the holders of the highest state functions - that the decision of the Appellate Court makes the case final, is leading the public into a great delusion, especially because the case is still pending in the Appellate Court, and this intention is to put pressure on the judges and their independence in their work," Janjić's statement, which he submitted to Vijesti through his defense attorney, reads.
This alleged associate of the Kavača criminal clan was convicted on March 21st by a decision of the Court of Appeal, which, after reading the verdict, announced that Sky Communications represented legally valid evidence:
"Because, in the opinion of this court, it was obtained in a lawful manner through international legal assistance in criminal matters, in accordance with the applicable regulations of the Republic of France and based on a decision of the competent judicial authority of that country, which is in accordance with the provisions of the European Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters of 20 April 4 and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime of 1959 December 15, which, pursuant to Article 12 of the Constitution of Montenegro, constitute an integral part of the internal legal order and have primacy over domestic legislation," they announced after the announcement of the verdict from the Court of Appeal.
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