Police arrested JV (42) from Podgorica, suspected of attempting to set his taxi on fire at the taxi stand in front of the entrance ramp at Podgorica Airport.
As announced by the Police Directorate, at around 10.30:XNUMX a.m. today, he got out of the vehicle and poured gasoline from a plastic canister over the vehicle.
"Taking urgent measures and actions, and in order to protect the safety of people and property, police officers used means of coercion against this person and prevented his further actions. The information collected determined that JV, in protest of the official actions of the Zeta Municipality Police towards him, poured gasoline on his passenger vehicle in front of the Airport building with the intention of setting it on fire, and was prevented from doing so by police officers," the police announced.
The state prosecutor at the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica was informed of the event, and after reviewing the case files, he stated that the actions of the named person did not contain elements of a criminal offense that is prosecuted ex officio.
"Due to the existence of a well-founded suspicion that his reckless behavior caused anxiety among citizens, police officers deprived JV of his liberty due to a violation of Article 5 of the Law on Public Order and Peace, and he was handed over for further jurisdiction and action to police officers of the Podgorica Security Department," the statement reads.
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