The trial of the defendants in the murder of Šćepan Roganović in Herceg Novi on February 13, 2020, continued today at the Higher Court in Podgorica, with the hearing of witnesses and the reading of written evidence.
Witness Srđan Božović from Podgorica stated before the special panel of Judge Vesna Kovačević that he knew nothing about the murder of Roganović.
He said he had a body shop and was in the business of repairing vehicles.
"I don't know anything about the murder of Roganović. Of the defendants, I know Slavko Radulović and Miloš Gvozdenović," the witness said.
The judge read his statement in the prosecution investigation in which the witness stated that Gvozdenović brought cars to his service for repair and that they had conversations about it. He talked to Radulović about the car's registration. He stated that they brought cars of the "Golf", "Skoda Fabia" brands for repair, but that he did not keep records.
"Gvozdenović brought the Mercedes van to my workshop for repairs," this witness said during the investigation.
Answering numerous questions from special prosecutor Živko Savović, Božović said, among other things, that he did not buy vehicles from Radulović and Gvozdenović.
"I did not borrow vehicles from them. I did not receive a vehicle as a gift from anyone. I was not hired to remove the engine from a van, from anyone. The 'Mercedes van' that I repaired was black, because it had been hit on the front right side," said Božović.
In the continuation of the evidentiary proceedings, the crime scene investigation reports of the Higher State Prosecutor's Office and the Police Directorate of the Security Center (CB) Herceg Novi were read.
At the crime scene on February 13, 2020, prosecutor Miloš Šoškić, medical expert Dr. Nemanja Radojević, and ballistics expert Milovan Mihailović were present.
The Higher State Prosecutor's Office's report states that shell casings were found between the legs of the deceased Roganović, while three shell casings were found to the right of his body. Also, one shell casing was found on the staircase. Among the traces found was a cigarette butt.
In the settlement of Sasolići near Herceg Novi, a motorbike "Piađo" was found destroyed in a fire, while a pistol was found in the cavity under the seat, also destroyed in the fire. The report on the investigation by the Herceg Novi Police Station states that it is most likely a "CZ" pistol of nine millimeter caliber.
In this case, two court proceedings were merged.
The indictment includes the defendants Igor Vukotić, Mili Bajramović, Krsto Vujić, Marko Radović, Igor Glavaš, Miloš Komar, Slavko Radulović, Miloš Gvozdenović and Dino Ibrahimović. Vukotić, Bajramović and Vujić are being tried in absentia because they are on the run.
In October 2020, the Special State Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment against the defendants for the murder of Šćepan Roganović.
The defendants are Krsto B. Vujić from Herceg Novi, on the run, Mili B. Bajramović aka "Smit" from Podgorica, Igor D. Glavaš from Herceg Novi, Dino A. Ibrahimović from Bar, Miloš B. Komar from Nikšić.
According to the indictment, in September 2019, Vujić organized a criminal organization in Herceg Novi, whose members included Miloš Đuričković, as well as the defendants Bajramović, Glavaš, Ibrahimović, Komar and other unidentified individuals, one of whom was nicknamed "Boki" and the other "Zemunac".
As the organizer, Vujić was in charge of implementing a criminal plan for an unspecified number of serious murders and illegal possession of weapons. Đuričković was in charge of carrying out the instructions and orders of the organizers of the criminal organization.
The other defendants were also in charge of carrying out the instructions and orders of the organizers of the criminal organization, while Bajramović is alleged in the indictment to directly commit the crimes of aggravated murder and to participate in their planning.
The indictment states that the defendant Vujić Krsto committed the criminal offense of creating a criminal organization from Article 401a paragraph 1 in connection with paragraph 6 of the Criminal Code of Montenegro, and the defendants Bajramović, Glavaš, Ibrahimović and Komar committed the criminal offense of creating a criminal organization from Article 401a paragraph 2 in regarding paragraphs 1 and 6 of the Criminal Code of Montenegro.
The prosecutor alleges that in order to implement the criminal plan, the defendants Vujić, Đuričković and the defendants Bajramović and Glavaš, on February 13, 2020, at around 09:05 a.m., in Herceg Novi, on the stairs, in Sima Matavulja Street, in front of house number 21, killed killed Šćepan Roganović, in co-perpetration and by prior agreement.
The defendants Vujić and Bajramović, as co-perpetrators, committed the criminal offense of aggravated murder, while the defendant Bajramović committed the criminal offense of illegal possession of weapons and explosive substances, and the defendant Glavaš committed the criminal offense of aggravated murder by aiding and abetting.
The second indictment, which was filed in September 2023, accused Igor V. Vukotić from Kotor, who is on the run, Slavko Radulović, Miloš Ž. Gvozdenović from Podgorica and Marko T. Radović from Hereg Novi. The indictment stated that in the second half of 2019, and during 2020, they became members of a criminal organization organized by Krsto Vujić.
Accused Radović is also charged with the criminal offense of illegal possession of weapons and explosive material.
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