The Administrative and Supreme Court of Montenegro assessed that the former vice-governor of the Central Bank, Irena Radović, could not be removed from that position on the basis of the CBCG Act, but that the rights of employees of the supreme monetary institution are covered by general labor regulations, as well as that the Basic Court competent to decide on employment disputes.
Because of this, Radović sued the Parliament of Montenegro, which dismissed her on the proposal of the Governor of the Central African Republic, Radoje Žugić, in July of this year, and the main hearing on that lawsuit is scheduled for January next year in the Basic Court.
"We believe that the Assembly's decision to dismiss Irena Radović is illegal, and that is why we filed a lawsuit. Previously, the case was in the Administrative Court, which, like the Supreme Court after that, declared that Irena Radović is not subject to the provisions of the CBCG law that refer to members of the Council who are not employed by the CBCG. We believe that from that interpretation of the Supreme Court it clearly follows that the other provisions of the law on the CBCG, on the basis of which it was dismissed, cannot be applied. Therefore, in the court proceedings, the court will assess whether this decision has been implemented according to the labor law. The decision on dismissal and the procedure that preceded it do not mention the labor law, nor does that decision have an explanation or instruction on the legal remedy, which is why it is contrary to the labor law," lawyer Siniša Gazivoda, who represents Radovićeva in the dispute against the Assembly.
He said that he would ask for the annulment of the decision on the dismissal, that in the event that Radović wins the dispute, she would have the opportunity to receive compensation for damages, and that this decision would be satisfactory if one takes into account the kind of campaign that was conducted against her and the manner in which it was resolved. .
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