They took away the badges of Pavićević and Knežević.

Former police official Milovan Pavićević and inspector Miljan Knezevic They were suspended yesterday due to security concerns, or suspicion of criminal activity, Vijesti has learned unofficially.

Deputy Prime Minister for Security, Defense, Fight against Crime and Internal Policy Aleksa Becic confirmed that two more police officers had been suspended, stating that no one could prevent vetting anymore.

Pavićević was the chief of the Podgorica police until April 2021, when he was replaced in that position. Goran Jokic.

Independent Inspector Knežević was arrested in early March as part of a criminal group formed by the leader of the Kavač clan. Radoje Switzerland.

"In order to achieve the key state strategy, that Montenegro has a security sector free from all unauthorized influences, the Government is resolutely and consistently continuing to implement comprehensive reforms within the security system. In addition to continuous prosecutions and deprivation of liberty, detailed checks of the professional and ethical integrity of members of the Police and Army of Montenegro are being carried out daily. Two more police officers were suspended today. I expect that activities to establish responsibility will continue without delay, and I call on all leaders to act in accordance with the law and the full powers at their disposal," Bečić told Vijesti yesterday.

He said he sends his full support and congratulations to the ministers of interior and defense. Danilo Šaranović i Dragan Krapović, Director of the Police Department Lazar Šćenović and the Chief of the General Staff of the Army of Montenegro, Brigadier General Miodrag Vuksanović: “Who, together with ministers, commissions, authorities and other bodies, are leading this process professionally, decisively and in accordance with procedures”.

"Thanks to joint work, the security sector in Montenegro is no longer a space for the protection of the privileged, but a pillar of the rule of law. To all those trying to prevent the vetting, I say that this process will not stop. It will be carried out to the end, thoroughly, legally and fairly. There are no more untouchables. No more cover-ups. No more services in the service of any party, group, clan or other interest. The security sector belongs to the state of Montenegro and only to it. Montenegro has embarked on the path of justice and responsibility. There is no turning back," Bečić added.

Threats from Skye

Vijesti recently published some of the correspondence from Skaje, in which the fugitive from Budva Vasilije Rafailović promises to kill police officer Pavićević, after he was identified by that security service as one of the leaders of an organized crime group accused of committing or planning several serious crimes.

According to the Special State Prosecutor's Office, the man from Budva said this in a communication with Radoje Zvicer, announcing to him that he would eliminate the police chief with the help of plastic explosives.

They communicate via the now decrypted phone application after the arrests of part of that team began in earnest, but also after they learned that the Kosovar Bajram Pista agreed to cooperate with the prosecution in the process against them.

He repeatedly repeats that he was "accused of acts" that he doesn't even know happened, but also states that "there is not even 1% of evidence against them if Drele remains silent"...

During the conversations that begin in late May 2020, Rafailović explains to the leader of the Kavač clan that more than 20 people were searched by the police and that everyone from their team, "Mujo, Lipa" and others....

"We need a drone, bro, the best one for 10kg, for that Pavićević's house, so let them make as many parts as they want," he writes on June 7, 2020.

Then he again blames the police, indirectly stating that their friends from that service are not very shaken by the case: "The police are putting this on us, brother, and these 'ours' are laughing," he adds.

"Brother, let them call me Bajram and not my name, if I don't return this, I won't ask if I'm allowed or not, because what they're doing to me is unacceptable... I've never touched anyone first, nor tricked anyone, nor deceived anyone, nor have I ever done anything dishonorable in my life, and I won't let this pass, I'll kill Pavićević, you'll see," he sends.

Inspector helping the clan?

Border Police Inspector Miljan Knežević was arrested as part of a criminal group that allegedly acted on behalf of the Kavača criminal clan, multiple sources told Vijesti after he was deprived of his liberty in March.

He and Podgorica residents Saša Bulatović and Bojan Rajković were arrested at that time on the orders of the Special State Prosecutor's Office, which charges them with creating a criminal organization, unauthorized production, possession and distribution of narcotics, accepting bribes, giving bribes and money laundering.

According to unofficial information provided by Vijesti, some of them invested money gained through crime in the construction business.

Allegedly, the financier of their affairs was Milan Vujotić, who is wanted by Montenegrin investigative authorities for several serious crimes.

Note: In an earlier version of the article, due to insufficiently clear wording, it could be concluded that Aleksa Bečić confirmed that police officers Pavićević and Knežević had been suspended, which is not true. Mr. Bečić only confirmed that two other police officers had been suspended, without mentioning their names.