Vraneš and Dajković questioned after Gorjanc Prelević reported: "I would be honored to serve time for the gusal and Serbian songs"

The complaint relates to the singing of songs during the celebration of the feast of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Pljevlja, and according to Vraneš, "they are accused of spreading hatred, religious intolerance and calling for violence by singing the song "Od glava Zete do grada Spuža" (From the head of Zeta to the city of Spuža)."

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Dario Vraneš, Photo: Municipality of Pljevlja
Dario Vraneš, Photo: Municipality of Pljevlja
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The President of the Municipality of Pljevlja, Dario Vraneš, and the President of Free Montenegro, Vladislav Dajković, gave statements today at the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Bijelo Polje regarding the complaint filed against them by the Executive Director of the Human Rights Action, Tea Gorjanc Prelević.

The complaint relates to the singing of songs during the celebration of the feast of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Pljevlja, and according to Vraneš, "they are accused of spreading hatred, religious intolerance and calling for violence by singing the song "From the Head of Zeta to the Town of Spuža".

After the hearing, Vranes said that the proceedings would not discourage him.

"I would be honored to serve time in prison for playing the gusal and Serbian songs. This is typical pressure on representatives of the Serbian people. They cannot intimidate us, we will continue to play the gusal and sing Serbian songs," Vranes told Vijesti, adding his now traditional message of "next year in Prizren."

In early June, Vranes gave a statement to the police in Pljevlja on the same occasion, after footage from the traditional national assembly held on the occasion of the temple celebration of the Holy Trinity Monastery appeared on social networks.

On his Instagram profile, he posted a statement showing that he gave a statement to the police because, as he claims, he sang Serbian songs with the gusle in front of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Pljevlja after the traditional national assembly on the occasion of the temple's celebration.

"This wasn't even during the DPS era. Yesterday I gave a statement at the police station because I was singing Serbian songs with the gusle in front of the Holy Trinity Monastery. I have been singing those same songs with my people since 1990, but so far no one has called me to the police. It was here, in front of our ancient shrine from the Nemanjic era, that I learned the first lines of the songs: 'Whoever says that, whoever lies, Serbia is small', 'Oh, Duke Sinđelić', 'The Serbian trumpet can be heard from Kosovo', 'From the head of Zeta to the town of Spuža', and many others. We are from Pljevlja, we sing and we will sing!!! Next year in Prizren, wrote Vraneš.

Vladislav Dajković, who attended the assembly in Pljevlja, also gave a statement to the police on the same occasion.

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