The Higher State Prosecutor's Office has been investigating for almost a year how and from what a 17-year-old girl from the coast died, and in that investigation, several people were questioned, phones were examined, an autopsy was performed on the girl's body, and a forensic medical examination was ordered at the Institute of Forensic Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade.
The minor, whose identity is known to Vijesti, died at the end of July last year. According to the newspaper's unofficial information, she died after allegedly taking a so-called abortion pill.
Allegedly, the abortion pill was given to her illegally and under conditions that could not be controlled.
Following this information, Vijesti requested and received answers about this investigation from the Higher State Prosecutor's Office six months ago.
"The Higher State Prosecutor's Office has formed a case regarding the death... and issued an order for an autopsy of the deceased's body, in order to determine the cause of death. The Clinical Center of Montenegro submitted the autopsy report of the body... on 9 August 8, after which several persons were heard as witnesses, and also, at the request of this prosecutor's office, the competent court issued an order for a search of telephone devices," said the prosecutor's office headed by the prosecutor. Beautiful Medenica.
They explained that the prosecutor's office issued an order for an information technology expert examination of the phone that belonged to the deceased, but also that on January 9, 2025, they ordered a forensic medical expert examination by the Institute of Forensic Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade.
That order was sent to the Belgrade Institute through international legal assistance.
"In the further course of the proceedings, this prosecutor's office will continue to take all necessary measures and actions in order to shed light on the specific event, after which it will make a decision in the case," said the Podgorica State Prosecutor's Office on the last day of January.
A few days ago, they specified that the autopsy of the body of the seventeen-year-old girl was performed at the prosecutor's order.
"To determine the cause of death."
They reiterated that the autopsy report was delivered to them on August 9th of last year, after which they questioned witnesses and searched their telephone devices, but also issued an order for an IT expert examination of the phone that belonged to the deceased...
"Which expert report has been completed," the Podgorica Higher State Prosecutor's Office pointed out, without revealing what the expert report showed.
Responding to questions about the results of the forensic medical examination conducted at the Belgrade Institute of Forensic Medicine, they said that they had been asked for additional evidence from that institution:
"On June 11, 6, at the request of the Institute of Forensic Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade, additional evidence was submitted for expert examination, which is currently underway. After submitting the findings of the Institute of Forensic Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Belgrade, the prosecution will conduct a detailed analysis of all collected evidence, and possibly take additional measures and actions in order to shed light on the specific event, after which it will make a decision in the case," said the VDT Podgorica.
Abortion pills
Mifepristone and misoprostol, also called abortion pills, are medications whose effect is to stop the progression of pregnancy and help the body expel ovulatory tissue from the uterus, and are also used in cases of spontaneous abortion.
Therapy includes taking medication in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy. First, mifepristone is taken, which blocks progesterone and prevents the pregnancy from progressing.
Then the patient drinks misoprostol, which, according to the World Health Organization website, ends the pregnancy. Misoprostol is taken 24 to 48 hours after taking mifepristone.
The Institute for Medicines and Medical Devices of Montenegro (Cinmed) responded to Vijesti that medicines containing the active substances misoprostol and mifepristone do not have a marketing authorization, that is, they are not registered in Montenegro.
"So far, the Institute has not been submitted an application for registration of the drugs in question, so the registration process has not even begun," said Cinmed's director, Dr. Snežana Mugoš.
She explained that, despite this, due to the needs of the healthcare system, the Institute for Medicines and Medical Devices may issue a permit for the import of a medicine that does not have a marketing authorization:
"And it is precisely through this mechanism that the Institute, in May and September 2024, at the request of the importer, and at the proposal of ZU ACG Montefarm, issued approval for the import of these medicines. The aforementioned medicines are available on prescription and are used exclusively in a hospital healthcare institution," explained Mugoša.
The Clinical Center of Montenegro has not responded for almost half a year whether the girl who died took the abortion pill at that health facility.
Sources from that health institution, however, claim that she did not receive therapy to terminate the pregnancy at the KCCG, although this therapy must be received under the supervision of a doctor due to frequent complications.
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