Workers of the former Cetinje factory "Košuta" Diana Vujović, Slobodan Božović i Nikola Pavlićević, received misdemeanor warrants during the protest and stoppage of traffic that they have been organizing for more than half a year, almost every Monday in Kruševo ždžrijelo.
The lawyer of these workers Petar Martinovic told "Vijesta" that yesterday the National Security Council brutally violated the basic rights of the bankrupts of this factory, who, as he claims, duly registered their protest.
"In this way, the European Convention and the Constitution of Montenegro are violated and one of the forms of freedom of expression, in the form of protest, is prevented. I believe that the workers did not contribute anything to the fact that the Council is talking about them, and that Cetinje has bigger security problems than bankrupts," he said.
The bankrupts of "Košuta" stopped traffic on the Cetinje-Podgorica section dozens of times, because they want the payment of nine unpaid salaries for 693 workers, in the amount of 2.806.650 euros, and the linking of the length of service for 81 of them.
Member of the Europe Now Movement (PES) Miodrag Laković said yesterday in the Parliament that this procedure had nothing to do with the police, but that everything was done based on the guidelines of the National Security Council.
"At the previous session, it gave guidelines to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Police Directorate, that when it comes to public gatherings on the traffic infrastructure, it cannot tolerate blocking the road because it threatens the constitutional rights of other citizens, i.e. the right to free movement and to carry out their daily activities jobs. Without limiting the right to protests, we are sure that they can be organized in another way, without violating the rights of other citizens," he said.
The bankrupts of "Košuta" had a meeting with the Minister of Labor and Social Welfare yesterday Naidom Nišić, and Martinović stated that the meeting put the wind behind them and that the next one is scheduled for September 16. He added that the workers will certainly continue their protests. In 1996, bankruptcy proceedings were opened in "Košuta", which ended on June 14, 2001, during which the workers' claims were not paid.
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