The continuation of the trial at the Higher Court in Podgorica of Radoje Zvicer, Vaso Ulić, Slobodan Kašćelan, Ivan Delić and other defendants accused of participating in the smuggling of two and a half tons of cocaine was closed to the public today because an expert witness was testifying about the health condition of the defendant Slobodan Kašćelan.
The trial is scheduled to continue on April 24th, before a special panel presided over by Judge Nada Rabrenović.
The SDT indictment charges Radoje Zvicer, Vaso Ulić, Slobodan Kašćelan, Ulić's son, Nikola Ulić, Vukan Čoković Matić, Viktor Drešaj, Radomir Dobriša, Petar Miranović, Marinko Prelević, Veselin-Paro Pavličić and Mileta Božović, as well as Vuk Vulević, Radule Božović, Ivan Delić, Leon Drešaj, Dragan Pavličević, former president of the Municipality of Budva Milo Božović, Damir Mandić, Vjekoslav Lambulić and Radovan Pantović.
They are accused of organizing a group and smuggling cocaine from South America to Europe and Australia.
At the trial held on March 26, in the second case, presided over by Judge Veljko Radovanović, the defense attorney of the defendant Kašćelan, attorney Dragoljub Đukanović, addressed the court to have a psychiatric report and opinion in which it was determined that Kašćelan is not capable of following the course of the main trial and actively participating in it. This was stated in the report from the second procedure - attorney Đukanović said at the time.
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