President of the Municipality of Budva Nikola Jovanovic He was beaten up yesterday in Budva, and was arrested for the attack on him. Job Mitrovic, while they Sight i Bato Mitrovic deprived of liberty due to violent behavior.
Immediately after the incident, the first man in Budva accused Jov and his brother Vidak Mitrović and two other people of the attack.
"Police officers, in cooperation and on the order of the prosecutor at the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Kotor, carried out a series of operational and tactical measures and actions and deprived the person JMJM of his liberty. He is suspected of having committed the criminal offense of serious bodily harm to the President of the Municipality of Budva, who is currently receiving medical attention."
Jovo Mitrović is listed in the police records as a person of interest (BIL), while Vidak Mitrović is an official of the New Serbian Democracy (NSD) Budva and a member of the Board of Directors of the Coastal Zone.
Yesterday, after the attack, the first man of Budva told "Vijesti" that he is at the Clinical Center of Montenegro (KCCG) in Podgorica where he underwent a brain scan, is on an infusion, and is expected to be examined by a maxillofacial surgeon.
"Vijesti" was confirmed shortly before 15 p.m. that Jovanović had been diagnosed with serious physical injuries and was being held for treatment.
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"Vijesti"'s interlocutors said that Jovanović was attacked at the city swimming pool, where he was sitting with friends.
The Police Directorate then officially announced that Jovanović reported to the Budva Security Department yesterday that he had been physically attacked by several people he knew while he was in a restaurant on Slovenska Beach.
The police text also states that the mayor of Budva suffered injuries that will be assessed by a specialist doctor.
"The prosecutor at the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Kotor has been informed of the event, and on whose orders police officers are taking urgent measures and actions to determine all the facts and circumstances of this event, as well as to locate and prosecute the perpetrators. The public will be informed in a timely manner about the further course of activities and the outcome of police and prosecutorial actions," the Police Directorate said.
During the local election campaign, Jovanović made a series of accusations against Mitrović, linking them to criminal activities. His political group and the NSD, whose members are the attackers, are on different sides of the local political scene, but previously ran together in the elections as part of the former Democratic Front. During the campaign and after the formation of the government, the local NSD accused Jovanović of collaborating with criminals.
Search
Budva police, in cooperation with members of the Special Unit, searched the family homes of brothers Jovo and Vidak Mitrović on the city bypass.
Police inspectors entered the complex of their facilities, while police vehicles were parked outside.
"At the initiative of the Police Directorate officers, and in cooperation and coordination with the acting state prosecutor at the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Kotor, an order was obtained from the Basic Court in Kotor, and searches of premises used by these individuals at several locations in Budva are underway," the Police Directorate announced.
The Police Directorate informed the public at around 14.30:XNUMX p.m. that they were taking urgent measures to determine the circumstances under which Jovanović sustained his injuries:
"Currently, the premises of the Budva Security Department are conducting criminal investigation and collecting information from three people, JM, VM and MM, on the circumstances of the incident. After an examination at the Clinical Center of Montenegro, a specialist doctor diagnosed Jovanović with physical injuries, the extent of which will be determined during further proceedings," the text states.
They announced that they were simultaneously "collecting information" from Jovanović regarding the physical attack.
"The prosecutor at the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Kotor has been informed of everything and, after assessing the case file and the severity of the injuries, will make a statement on the legal qualification of the event and the further status of the aforementioned persons," the institution added.
Reactions
Many actors on the political scene reacted to the news of Jovanović's beating - officials from the ruling and opposition parties, officials from the executive and legislative branches at the state and local levels...
Prime Minister Milojko Spajic He said he condemned the attack, and that these are "alarming situations" in which political differences must be forgotten and "everything must be done to finally create a society in which problems are solved through dialogue, not violence."
Head of State Jakov Milatovic He stated that "no one is allowed to use violence to threaten the democratic order and security" of any citizen of Montenegro, adding that violence cannot and must not be a normal occurrence in a "state in which the laws apply equally to everyone."
The ruling NSD, led by parliament leader Andrija Mandić, said that their party, "which always advocates for peace and dialogue," strongly condemns the physical confrontation in Budva "during which Jovanović was injured."
They rejected allegations that NSD members participated in the beating of Jovanović, saying that "this attempt to score cheap political points is below any, not only political, but also human level."
"We are convinced, like most citizens of Budva, that the background to this conflict is of a personal nature, known only to the Mitrović family and Mr. Jovanović, and that it has absolutely nothing to do with political differences, nor with the New Serbian Democracy," they added.
The Budva branch of the Democrats condemned the attack, stating that the fact that Jovanović "formed a government with the largest beating party, which brought and affirmed violence in Budva," does not give anyone the right to physically attack him.
Spajić's Europe Now Movement (PES) assessed that "political differences cannot and must not be the reason for physical confrontations," and a member of that party's parliament Darko Dragović He announced at yesterday's session of the Parliament that "only the prosecution can remove the political stain from anyone," because, he says, the attack on Jovanović is being abused for daily political purposes.
The Democratic People's Party (DNP) said that regardless of political differences, violence should never be a means of resolving disagreements.
The Budva branch of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) claims that the NSD is targeting Jovanović, and that the attack is not an incident, but "a consequence of the climate created in both the state and local parliaments by those who still cannot come to terms with the fact that they are Budva's political past," and that the party's MP Nikola Milović He said that "the violence must stop."
The European Union assessed that the "Mandić regime" was exposed by the attack by BIL and NSD members on Jovanović, while the president of the Budva Municipal Assembly (SO) is also a member of that union. Petar Odžić said that the "political-mafia" attack on Jovanović was a consequence of the "media campaign by Mandić's newspaper that is not letting up."
The Civic Movement (CP) URA stressed that it is concerned that the perpetrators of the attack on Jovanović are individuals who are government-appointed officials.
The Budva voters' group "Movement for the City" condemned the attack on Jovanović, asking "what should ordinary citizens feel in such a deteriorated security situation."
Mayor of Cetinje Nikola Đurašković He said it was "scandalous" that Jovanović and Odžić "have been targeted for months and that no one in this unfortunate country is reacting."
"Budva is our city": Mandić's "black threes" attacked Jovanović
The political group "Budva Our City", of which Jovanović is a member, announced that the first man of Budva was attacked by the "black three" of Andrija Mandić.
They said that he was attacked by Vidak, Jovo and Bato Mitrović, with "tactical support from scout Željko Zejak."
"All three are BIL according to the SOCTA document of the Police Directorate and are NSD officials, a combination of crime and politics. This cowardly act of violence, motivated solely by political reasons, represents an attack not only on our president, but also on the foundations of democracy, freedom of expression and political action in our city," they said.
Zejak announced that he had filed a criminal complaint with the Budva police against Jovanović's councilors because they "falsely accused" him of participating in the attack on him, thereby creating a target for him and endangering his safety.
"I would like to emphasize that the aforementioned statement, which mentions my name without reason, caused me a feeling of anxiety and without any reason, the aforementioned persons labeled me as a participant in the commission of something that I did not do, nor did I have anything to do with it," Zejak stated in the report submitted to "Vijesti".
He claims that he passed through "Slovenska plaža" due to work on the beach for a tenant from Budva, but that he did not meet anyone from the "Budva naš grad" group.
He claims that Jovanović's councilors have already accused him several times of being a member of the OKG, of being a "scoundrel", and he is asking the police to protect him and prosecute them.
The government and Mandić are silent.
The Government and Prime Minister Spajić's office did not respond to "Vijesti"'s questions about whether Vidak Mitrović would be dismissed from his position at JP Morsko dobro if the competent authorities determine that he participated in the beating of Jovanović.
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At yesterday's parliamentary session, PES MP Tonći Janović asked the Government to dismiss Mitrović.
When asked by "Vijesti" what Mandić, as the head of the NSD, would do if it was determined that members of his party participated in the attack on Jovanović, the office of the head of the highest legislative house remained silent.
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