The trial of the defendants for the murder of Miodrag Kruščić and the wounding of Olivera Lakić was postponed today at the Higher Court in Podgorica until June 24. The Special Chamber is presided over by Judge Radovan Vlaović.
Defendant Goran Vukčević revoked his power of attorney for his defense attorney, attorney Stefan Jokić, two days ago and is not entitled to a defense attorney by law. The court today ordered him to select a defense attorney of his choice by the next main trial hearing.
"Let me tell you now, so that the next hearing is not postponed because of me. I am revoking Jokić's power of attorney and requesting that you assign me a defense attorney," Vukčević announced at the time.
Defendant Mario Milošević asked the president of the council to urge the president of the Higher Court, Zoran Radović, to point out the poor conditions in the detention facilities, which are "full of mosquitoes".
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, confirmed the indictment, Kt-S no. 265/20, dated June 20 this year, which the Special State Prosecutor's Office filed against 14 accused persons, namely: MV, GR, FB, FK, SB, VB, LB, DV, DL, BK, MM, MS, A.Lj. and GV, for the criminal offenses of creating a criminal organization, serious bodily injury, aggravated murder, murder by incitement, illegal possession of weapons and explosives and unauthorized production, possession and distribution of narcotic drugs. The subject of the indictment is, among other things, the attack on the journalist of "Vijesti", the injured party Olivera Lakić, dated May 8, 2018, the aggravated murder of the injured party Miodrag Kruščić, dated May 21, 2018, and the smuggling of 554 kg of the narcotic drug marijuana from Albania to Montenegro. Gora, January 26, 2021," it was stated earlier in a statement by special prosecutor and spokesperson for the Special State Prosecutor's Office, Vukas Radonjić.
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