To the President M. Đ. "from the MNO of the Republic of Montenegro, Podgorica, July 13, 1992," it says on the lid of a hunting carbine, which was found in the house of a recently arrested businessman Aca Đukanović.
This 7,9 mm hunting carbine with an optical sight, brand "Mauser" 6x42, black in color, with a holster and cleaning kit, without a license, was found in the bedroom of a house in the Nikšić neighborhood of Rastoci, which Đukanović claims he inherited from his parents.
The weapon was in the closet, according to court documents that Vijesti has access to.
Brother of the former multiple Prime Minister and President of Montenegro Milo Đukanović He was arrested on February 28th, around two and a half hours after midnight.
He was handcuffed after a search of his house in Rastoci, where several weapons and a package of ammunition were found.
He is suspected of the criminal offense of illegal possession of weapons and explosives.
After the hearing with the prosecutor Vanje Sindjic, one of his defense attorneys, lawyer Nikola Martinović, told reporters that some of the weapons found in the house belonged to Milo Đukanović.
Martinović said that "some rifles with a dedication" to his brother were found, and that weapons belonging to their late father were also found, for which, he said, there is documentation.
He announced that Aco Đukanović agreed to have everything examined by an expert, that DNA was taken, and that the defense expects the findings to show that the suspect has no connection to the disputed rifles.
However, former head of state Milo Đukanović never reported to the competent Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (ASK) that he had a single weapon registered in his name or received as a gift.
ASK announced this to "Vijesti", announcing that they will initiate new proceedings against the former public official - to determine whether he broke the law.
Weapons confiscated
In addition to the rifle with the inscription, a "CZ 99 PARA" pistol, caliber 9 mm, with a five-round magazine of unknown caliber, was also found and seized in Aco Đukanović's house. It is located in a white box with a spare magazine without bullets and a gun license in the name of Đukanović's late father, issued on September 21, 1993 by the Central Bank of Podgorica, with a validity period of 10 years.
On the stove, the police found a cardboard package with 405 pieces of ammunition of unknown brand and caliber, with 3 empty frames, then a small-caliber rifle of the brand "Ruger", caliber 22 LR, with an optical sight of the brand "Busmnell", 3x 7x custom 22.
Also seized was a shotgun of an unknown brand with the inscription "made in Brasil", caliber 12, without a firearms license; a PVC box, a pistol of an unknown brand, silver in color, with an unpainted handle, with a numerical marking on the metal part, without a firearms license.
Inspectors also seized a cartridge of unknown caliber, a hunting knife about 40 cm long, brown handles, with the inscription "Barac", a hunting carbine, brand "M48" of unknown caliber, with a handmade stock without a license plate, two bullets of unknown brand and caliber, five body armor - two white, two camouflage and one black...
Martinović previously said that the ammunition did not belong to Aco Đukanović, but that "it is completely unsorted ammunition and it is probably a backlog from the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro and the National Security Agency, the former State Security, which provided security for the protected figure, the former Prime Minister and President of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović, in that area."
He said the same about the bulletproof vests found in the house.
The National Security Agency (ANB) responded to Vijesti last week that secret agents had not entered Aco Đukanović's house in the Nikšić neighborhood of Rastoci for more than two decades, so the package of ammunition found there last weekend is not owned by that agency.
The Police Directorate (UP), at the same time, responded to the list that the ammunition was not theirs either, explaining that it was bullets of different calibers, intended for hunting and other weapons that are not used for police purposes.
Thus, two security services headed by Ivica Janović and Lazar Šćepanović responded to a set of questions from "Vijesti" after the arrest of Aco Đukanović and his defense attorney's claim that the ammunition found was a leftover from the state services that provided security for the former Prime Minister and President of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović.
The defense's claims that the weapon did not belong to the largest shareholder of Prva Banka, and that the ammunition found in the attic did not belong to him, did not convince the investigating judge of the Basic Court in Nikšić. Savva Mušikić.
He ordered him to be detained for up to 30 days and sent him to the Spuž Remand Prison, and his decision was confirmed by the court's panel.
Investigators determined through verification that Aco Đukanović does not have any registered weapons in his name, nor does he possess a firearms license for any rifle or pistol found in his home.
Deciding on Prosecutor Sinđić's proposal to send Đukanović to detention, the judge assessed that, ultimately, the reasonable suspicion that he committed the criminal offense he is charged with also stems from the defendant's defense:
"Who essentially stated that he inherited the house in which the weapons were found from his parents, or that he inherited the house in the Rastoci settlement from his parents, in which house the weapons and ammunition were found, and that he knew that none of his family members had given anyone the use of the facility in which the weapons and ammunition were found."
The decision explains that the evidence collected so far in the proceedings points to the conclusion that there is reasonable suspicion, as a substantive and legal basis for ordering the defendant to be detained for committing the criminal offense he is charged with.
"While the material truth will be determined in the further stages of the criminal proceedings"...
He was remanded in custody due to the risk of flight, because what he said in the courtroom - that he has millions of dollars in capital, according to the judge, allows him to organize his life outside Montenegro without any problems.
When making its decision, the court also took into account the fact that Đukanović is facing criminal proceedings on suspicion of committing the criminal offense of illegal possession and carrying of weapons and explosives, which carries a prison sentence of one to six years.
Therefore, the panel rejected the appeal of his defense attorneys and confirmed his detention.
Searches in Podgorica and Nikšić
The brother of the long-serving prime minister and president of the state was arrested on the night of February 27th and 28th, after a search of the family home in the Nikšić neighborhood of Rastoci.
The Police Directorate announced that officers from the Crime Prevention Sector, with the support of the Special Police Unit and inspectors from the Regional Security Centers "Center" and "West", searched several Đukanović's buildings and premises in Podgorica and Nikšić on February 27 and the night of February 28, based on orders from the competent prosecutor's offices and courts.
The police stated that during the search of the apartment in Podgorica, certain documentation was seized, which the prosecutor's office was notified of, and that "a case will be opened regarding the above for the purpose of further proceedings."
The certificate of temporarily seized items issued by a police officer after the search of Aco Đukanović's apartment on Vuka Karadžića Street on February 27th listed documentation consisting of several dozen sheets of A4 paper.
A poorly visible copy of that certificate was provided to the media by Đukanović's lawyers, and "Vijesti" technically improved it so that it could be read.
According to that certificate, a manual on the operation of social networks with a white application, "DPS" with marked pages from 1 to 67, a plan for working on social networks, from ordinal numbers 1 to 5 marked by the police officer (most likely an abbreviation for police officer) with a graphite pencil in the right corner, then stapled A4 papers on which on the front in the upper left corner there is the inscription in black "TRAITOR" on a yellow field with a total of 25 sheets with numbers 1-25, written by the police officer with a graphite pencil in the upper right corner...
Also seized were A4 stapled papers with the inscription "Negative campaign" on the first front page in the upper left corner, with a total of three sheets marked with a graphite pencil 1-3 in the upper right corner by the police officer, then A4 stapled papers with the inscription "Support pages from January 1 to April 1" on the first page, a total of 10 (ten) sheets with the first page marked with the numbers 1-9 by the police officer...
The police also seized A4-format papers, stapled, with the inscription "Official profiles in the period from January 1 to April 1, Facebook and Instagram, a total of 19 sheets with the front page, with the police officer marking the inner sheets from 1-19, one sheet of A4-format paper (proforma invoice) with the inscription "monthly costs" in the upper left corner, which the police officer marked with the number one in graphite pencil, A4-format papers, stapled, a total of three sheets with the inscription "Odupri se" Group on the first page in the upper left corner, which the police officer marked with 1-3 in the upper right corner, and A4-format papers, stapled with images and texts, which the police officer (marked) in the upper right corner from the numbers 1-28 in graphite pencil, which were found in a brown envelope without the inscription...
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