Attempts to place Vesna Bratić in the same context as the leaders of the corrupt and criminal system of the previous regime represent an unfounded relativization of real abuses and crimes.
This was assessed by the Socialist People's Party (SNP).
"We want to clearly emphasize that, although we sometimes disagreed with certain positions of the then Minister Bratić, we do not consider any equating with criminal and corrupt cadres of the former regime correct. The SNP does not defend individuals, but insists on consistent and equal standards for everyone," the statement states.
The SNP added that they expect the competent authorities to act professionally and in accordance with the law.
"The Socialist People's Party supports the independent and lawful determination of all suspicions, but at the same time rejects attempts at political pressure and the instrumentalization of the judiciary for political purposes. The real fight for justice must distinguish the guilty from the victims, so that Montenegro can progress in building a just society and stable institutions," the SNP statement concluded.
Former Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Vesna Bratić has been ordered to be detained for up to 72 hours after she was arrested this morning in an investigation by the SDT.
Officers from the Special Police Department (SPO) arrested her this morning in Podgorica. She was taken to the "Limenka" building, where the SPO headquarters are located, after 11 a.m. She left the building after questioning at around 13 p.m.
Bratić was arrested in a separate investigation by the SDT, which is unrelated to this morning's arrest of former Director of the Property Administration Blaž Šaranović.
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