The content of the case files shows that no one, neither the accused in this case, nor the witnesses heard, had any doubt that Veljko Belivuk and Marko Miljković were banned from entering Montenegro, said special prosecutor Miloš Šoškić yesterday in the courtroom of the Podgorica Higher Court.
He said this during the continuation of the trial of police official Zoran Lazović, former chief special prosecutor Milivoj Katnić, and special prosecutor Saša Čađenović.
In the evidentiary procedure, the process continued with the presentation of written evidence, and criminal charges were filed against Zoran Lazović in connection with the entry of Marko Miljković and Veljko Belivuk into Montenegro.
"It follows from the content of the case files that no one, neither the accused in this case, nor the witnesses heard, had any doubt that Veljko Belivuk and Marko Miljković were banned from entering Montenegro and that this ban was lifted on December 28, 2020. However, what the acting special prosecutor who dismissed the criminal complaint against Zoran Lazović did not have was evidence from the Sky application, which shows how the ban on entering Montenegro was lifted for Belivuk and Miljković and what the reasons were for the lifting of the ban on entering Montenegro and the reasons for the arrival of Belivuk and Miljković," Šoškić pointed out.
He added that from the case files and the letters contained therein, it was concluded that Belivuk and Miljković had been banned from entering Montenegro since 2018.
Defendant Zoran Lazović, addressing the special panel presided over by judge Veljko Radovanović, said that Šoškić was demonstrating force and injustice towards him.
The defendants' defense attorneys pointed out that Special Prosecutor Šoškić quotes and cites the statements of Zoran Lazović and certain then-officials of the Police Administration, which were given in their capacity as citizens, and added that a citizen's statement cannot be evidence under the Criminal Procedure Code.
"What people would say, he who is drowning is grasping at straws. This observation by the prosecutor does not deserve any comment. During the presentation of this evidence, basic elementary ignorance about the functioning and manner of work of the security services was demonstrated. Disrespect for the basic elements of the work of the security services, secrecy, is evident. I would not have mentioned some details in my second statement regarding the respect for the principles of the work of the security services, if the witnesses had not mentioned them. The entry of Belivuk and Miljković into Montenegro was one of my orders, which is that their stay and movement must be monitored 24 hours a day. That is why an investigation team was formed. They were taken to the Kotor Military District, their vehicle was searched. They were under police surveillance in order to get to their encrypted phones or other evidence. The entire activity was coordinated by Žižić and I am convinced that he undertook all activities. The prosecutor once again tried to put on a show for the public, which he does all the time. Unable to control his facial expression, prosecutor Šoškić showed hatred today. I would like to point out once again that the prosecutor all the time he demonstrates unprofessionalism, force and injustice," said the accused Lazović.
Defendant Saša Čađenović said that he was not the person handling the case regarding that criminal report.
"I was not the person handling this case, however, I am charged with protecting the interests of an organized criminal group whose organizer is Radoje Zvicer, with indictment 350/22, and with indictment 117/23 I may also be charged with protecting the interests of an OKG allegedly formed by Zoran Lazović, the interests of its members through abuse of official position, so that they would not come under the influence of the law. Prosecutor Sanja Jovićević is asking me for access to the files of case 182/20. To be as clear as possible, the criminal report that Prosecutor Jovićević acted on is from 17. 9. 2021, and the document, the case files that she requested in order to resolve her criminal report, were formed on 18. 8. 2021 and they were formed against Belivuk, Miljković and others for the aggravated murder of Hodžić and Spahić. Documents that interested Sanja Jovićević, in the proceedings in which I was acting prosecutor, were obtained on August 18, 2021. These are the Official Note of the Police Department regarding the information when the defendants in my case crossed the state border and the Police Department act of August 25.8.2021, 2021, at my request of August 24, 8, regarding whether Belivuk and Miljković could have entered Montenegro and if not, why not. At that moment, I was determining the manner in which Belivuk and Miljković entered Montenegro at the time of the commission of the criminal offense to the detriment of Hodžić and Spahić. These files were delivered to Sanja Jovićević, with the criminal report and the order to conduct an investigation," stated the accused Saša Čađenović.
He added that the material also includes screenshots of Sky Communications of Zvicer and others against whom he was conducting proceedings, which the SDT alleges he tried to cover up.
"Apart from this interaction in which Prosecutor Jovićević requested access to the case files, I did not take any other action in that case, and I did not protect anyone's interests, especially not Zoran Lazović, against whom a report was filed," said Čađenović.
He added that the claims that he hid Sky Communications are not true and that the files from the case he was working on at the time, which he submitted at the request of Prosecutor Jovićević for the purposes of her case, include a criminal report stating that the CD was an attachment to Sky Communications.
Lawyer Jovanović: The operational measure of banning entry into the country was lifted for 49 people
Attorney Stefan Jovanović, defense attorney for Zoran Lazović, told the court that only the fact that the criminal charges against Lazović were dismissed and on what grounds they were dismissed can be taken into account as evidence under the Criminal Procedure Code.
As an example of such evidence, he stated that when a final judgment is used as evidence, only the operative part of the judgment is read, not the reasoning.
"It is symptomatic that the indictment did not propose evidence obtained during the investigation phase, from which it follows that this operational measure of banning entry into the country was lifted in letter and number for 49 persons, which only confirms the witness statements that this is not a holy scripture," said Jovanović.
Lawyer Zoran Piperović, defense attorney for Zoran Lazović, said that there is no salvation for this indictment and that there will never be one. He pointed out that there is no main thing, which is that there are no consequences.
Piperović added that the prosecutor gave an extensive presentation today and repeated things and statements that have already been presented because the presentation of the Sky communication as evidence, in which Zoran Lazović did not participate, is approaching.
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