The trial of former Budva Municipality President Milo Božović, police officers Ljubo Milović and Petar Lazović, and other defendants accused of creating a criminal organization and drug trafficking was postponed today at the Higher Court in Podgorica before the special panel of Judge Simo Rašović.
The Council accepted the defense proposal of the accused Tihomir Adžić and terminated his detention. The court imposed a supervision measure of a ban on leaving his place of residence and an obligation to report to the police twice a month.
The defense's motion to terminate the detention of the accused Bojan Ojdanić and Goran Stojanović was rejected.
The defense pointed out the poor conditions at UIKS when it comes to reading evidence in electronic form. They stated that UIKS told them that they would be allowed to obtain a suitable device for the accused to read the said evidence, which does not require an internet connection, but only if the court so decides. As they pointed out, in
The remand prison has only one computer for more than 50 defendants who have to read this evidence.
Attorney Marko Radović asked the court to merge the trial against Mileta Ojdanić before the Basic Court in Kotor with this proceeding. He stated that that proceeding is being conducted based on the same evidence that exists in these proceedings. The court will decide on the defense's proposal at a later date.
The indictment of the Special State Prosecutor's Office includes Ljubo Milović, Milo Božović, Dejan Knežević, Radoje Zvicer, Ivan Stamatović, Nebojša Bugarin, Petar Lazović, Milan Popović, Miloš Mišurović, Marko Novaković, Ivan Nikolić, Goran Stojanović, Božidar Jabučanin, Aleksandar Keković, Vladimir Bajčeta, Tihomir Adžić, Filip Zindović (whose last name was previously Kljajević), Darko Knežević, Ivan Mijatović and Dražen Milović.
According to earlier information from the prosecution, some of the defendants in this case are charged with multiple criminal offenses.
"Lj. M., MO, IS, NB, PL, MP, BJ, MM, AK, VB, GS, DM, FZ, IN, TA, MN, DK, MB, for the criminal offense of creating a criminal organization, against Lj. M., MO, IS, NB, PL, MP, BJ, MM, AK, VB, MN, RZ, DM, FZ, MB and IM, for the criminal offense of unauthorized production, possession and distribution of narcotic drugs - about 4 t 300 kg of cocaine, against Lj. M., IS, MO, BJ and MN, for the criminal offense of money laundering - about seven million euros, against MM, AK and Lj. M., for the criminal offense of causing general danger and illegal possession of weapons and explosives, against DK, for the criminal offense of disclosing classified information and against DK, for the criminal offense of abuse of official position, was committed in the period from 2019 to February 2021, in Montenegro, but also in certain countries in Europe and South America," he announced. was previously special state prosecutor Vukas Radonjić.
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