During the discussion on the Proposal for the initiation of the procedure to determine whether the President of Montenegro violated the Constitution, and in connection with the events in Cetinje at the beginning of September, the members of the government assessed that it was clear that Milo Đukanović had violated the highest legal act, while the opposition called the initiative political pamphlet.
Simonida Kordić (DF), explaining the proposal, said that the president of the state, on the occasion of the events in Cetinje on September 4 and 5 and the enthronement of Metropolitan Joaniki, tried to determine where and in what manner religious ceremonies would be performed.
She also pointed out that the president violated the Constitution in the case of appointing ambassadors, where Đukanović responded negatively to the appointment of a certain number of candidates, explaining that they were against the independence of Montenegro in the referendum.
"He violated Article 8 of the Constitution, which prohibits any discrimination, by ranking citizens who have or do not have the right to hold office, in relation to their political declaration in the referendum," said Kordić.
She said that the parliament's duty is not to judge, that is for the Constitutional Court to decide.
Branko Radulović (PzP) said that it would be good for Đukanović to come to the parliament and attend the debate "he is not far away".
The Vice-President of the Assembly, Branka Bošnjak, said that the parliamentary services will send Đukanović an invitation to come. She also informed the parliament that Koča Đurišić resigned from the position of member of the State Election Commission.
Dragan Bojović (DF) said that there is no affair in which Đukanović is not directly involved, "from Panama and the British Virgin Islands, through Albania to Thailand and Malta".
"It is also mentioned in the files of the courts from Palermo, but it is not yet in the files of the Montenegrin judicial authorities, but I believe that this will also be corrected quickly. For every greed the bills arrive sooner or later and the guild must be paid. But those who supported the guild will also pay," said Bojović.
Jevto Eraković (DPS) said that the SNP proposal is a political pamphlet, tendentiously based on torn parts of a statement by the president.
"According to the Constitution, as well as the European Charter on Human Rights, the President has the same right to freedom of expression as any other citizen. The Constitution, Article 57, defines that no one can be called to account or suffer other harmful consequences because of the positions in a public address, unless it is a criminal act," said Eraković.
He asked the proponents why they did not file criminal charges against Đukanović, if he incited hatred, as they claim.
"They did not submit it because it is obvious that he did not commit those criminal acts... They took parts of the president's address out of context in an extremely tendentious manner, in order to try to compromise him as the only institution that functions alone in the state protecting the interests of Montenegro," said Eraković.
Damir Šehović (SD) called on his colleagues from the government to withdraw the initiative. He said that the only person who definitely went beyond the limits of his powers and violated the Constitution is the Prime Minister, "because in those days, by his own admission, he was in command of the police."
Vladimir Martinović (Democrats) said that Đukanović, with the help of associates Veselin Veljović and Zoran Lazović, managed to create a tense atmosphere due to a religious ceremony.
However, as he said, he is glad that the coup did not succeed, but the state managed to protect the constitutional order, to some extent "because the believers of a religious community were prevented from attending a religious ceremony that day".
Branko Radulović (PzP) assessed that these times are worse than the times of the Ottoman Empire, communism and socialism...
"We permanently lost many assets, we rightfully bear the attributes of a partitocratic, captive, criminal state...Personally, the biggest responsibility lies with Đukanović and his companions, I think that the companions are in the gray zone and that they are relatives, friends and partners of international oligarchs and criminals" , said Radulović.
He said that those who signed harmful contracts or borrowed names for their interest will bear responsibility.
"Still, the biggest responsibility lies with us for allowing them to do this from Montenegro," Radulović said.
He added that the question is how much this is a consequence of the very character of Montenegrin society - "subservience through the ages has become a genetic trait for some".
"Because of us, Đukanović behaves like this, because of us, criminals continue to manage the Aluminum Plant and many resources, exploit red bauxite... We have not yet discovered the person who ordered the murder of Duško Jovanović and many others," stated Radulović.
He told the MPs of the majority to immediately unite around the European platform and invite the minority parties, and if possible MPs from SD and SDP "if they are not complicit with Đukanović".
"And you have to go through purgatory because of Đukanović's past," he told the DPS MPs.
The proposal was initiated by the Socialist People's Party (SNP), and it was signed by 38 members of the government, while three members of the General Assembly of the URA previously announced that they would support it and that, for technical reasons, their signatures were not available.
The reason for submitting this proposal was the statement of August 28, when the president of the country, Milo Đukanović, said that he would come to a protest in Cetinje if the enthronement of Metropolitan Joaniki of Montenegrin Littoral in that city was not abandoned.
"I hope that I will not be in a situation where I myself will be in Cetinje on September 5, where the citizens of Cetinje will be and where Montenegro is the majority, where the dignity of the state is being defended," Đukanović said at the time.
The enthronement took place on September 5, and it was preceded by protests by some citizens, roadblocks towards Cetinje. The police dispersed the protesters with tear gas, and the Metropolitan, together with the Serbian Patriarch Porfiri, came to Cetinje in a helicopter of the Army of Montenegro and the enthronement ceremony was held in the Cetinje Monastery.
Đukanović came to the protest on September 4, walked through the streets of Cetinje and sat in the City Tavern until late at night with officials of the DPS and part of the opposition parties, businessmen, sympathizers...
In the proposal for the initiation of the procedure to determine whether the president violated the Constitution, it is stated that by acting like this, Đukanović grossly violated Article 14 of the Constitution, which stipulates that "religious communities are separate from the state, as well as that religious communities are equal and free to perform religious ceremonies and religious affairs".
It was also stated that Đukanović violated Article 161 of the Criminal Code "by organizing and calling for the prevention of a religious ceremony, which was operationally implemented by his security advisor Veselin Veljović."
There is no information available to the public yet whether Veljović will answer or whether he has been cleared of suspicion that he led the demonstrators in breaking through the police cordon in Cetinje before the enthronement.
Amer Smailović (BS) assessed that the initiative was submitted with the aim of permanently collapsing institutions, and "everything originates from the kitchen of power centers that do not think well of Montenegro".
"If it is voted on, the Constitutional Court, which you deliberately blocked, will have to declare on it," Smailović said.
Vladimir Joković (SNP) said that the party's request was completely justified.
"It should have been expected of Đukanović, as when, when he needed to, he kissed the cross of Metropolitan Amfilohi, to use his authority towards those he has, to enable the enthronement to take place in Cetinje as president. But I understand him, because that is his political position, but your politics of division was defeated on August 30 last year," Joković said.
He said that it is time for Djukanović to resign and "remove from Montenegro the label that it is a criminal state".
SDP Member of Parliament Draginja Vuksanović Stanković explained that the procedure to determine whether the President of Montenegro has violated the Constitution can be initiated by the Parliament, upon the proposal of at least 25 MPs.
"The decision on whether he violated the Constitution or not is made by the Constitutional Court. If the Constitutional Court judges that he has violated the Constitution, the assembly has the right to dismiss him, by what majority," Vuksanović Stanković said.
If the Constitutional Court assesses that the president has violated the Constitution, the Assembly can then, with 41 votes of deputies, make a decision on his dismissal. The ruling coalition has 41 deputies out of a total of 81 in the parliament.
Speaking about the events in Cetinje, Vuksanović Stanković said that the police "worked on the orders of Aleksandar Vučić".
"The prime minister was in the service of a foreign country, which is treason," she said.
Miloš Konatar (Crno na bijelo) said that Montenegro needs to leave the past behind because it cannot be changed, but a better future can be created.
"We cannot be led to a better future by people who divide, who do not allow us to find what we have in common and move forward," Konatar said. He said that Đukanović from the position of president does not contribute to reconciliation, but deepens divisions and does not allow a reconciled society to turn to a better future and the EU.
"We have a president who is a burden to the country whose president he is," said Konatar.
Jovan Vučurović (DF) said that the DF did not have the opportunity to question the executive branch in the transitional year, and that if it had, "the hand of justice would have already reached Đukanović and the First Family".
"We would not deal with it now, in November of this year, it would be resolved by the reformed courts and the prosecutor's office," Vučurović said.
He added that the initiative is completely justified because Đukanović is "connected to every major criminal act in Europe, which is a shame for Montenegro."
"It speaks of his character that he came to Cetinje, caused conflicts and fled... His intention was to cause bloodshed in Montenegro in order to stay in power," said Vučurović.
DPS MP Predrag Sekulić said that the real question is not whether Đukanović violated the Constitution, but who and why wanted bloodshed in Cetinje on September 5.
"That's what happens when someone else's church elects your government," Sekulić said.
Miodrag Lekić (Demos) said that no individual or group should be an obstacle on the European path...
Speaking about Đukanović, he said that he is synonymous with division and he has been doing it since the beginning by persecuting people - first those who were in favor of an independent Montenegro, then those who were in favor of the "Serbian interpretation of Montenegro".
"When you add one other thing together - 100 percent of the citizens were subject to anathema", said Lekić.
He recalled the reports of the European Commission in which the legal and political outcome of the "envelope" and "recording" affair is sought.
Nikola Rakočević (DPS) said that we should look for topics on which there is an understanding and that citizens can say: "here these people are finally talking about something that concerns us".
"These topics distance us from each other," said Rakočević.
He asked whether, regardless of the different opinions about the events in Cetinje, anything is worth such intervention by the Government "and putting citizens and peace in danger not only in Cetinje but also in Montenegro, because what happened in Cetinje would , spilled over to Montenegro".
Maksim Vučinić (RP) said that there are enough reasons to remove the president.
He said that "Đukanović is a political wreck", which is why the vice-president of the Assembly, Branka Bošnjak, reacted.
She told him to be careful and invited everyone to choose their words.
Vučinić replied that "political hypocrisy" and "political wreck" are not insults.
"Djukanović is a political wreck who does not hesitate to sow hatred and discord, and at the cost of spilling fraternal blood, to come to power and he showed that on September 5," said Vučinić.
Nikola Janović (DPS) assessed that the government that forces citizens to erect barricades is not a good government and does not understand its citizens.
"By submitting this initiative, you are painting a portrait of your government," said Janović.
Momo Koprivica (Democrats) said that it was clear that the president of the state did not embody national and national unity in performing his duties.
"He never did that, he was a factor in deepening the division," said Koprivica.
He recalled the situation in the Constitutional Court, which "does not have a prescribed structure", because two judges have retired, and no agreement has been reached as to whether the third judge has acquired the condition for retirement or will acquire it on January 1, and the Assembly has not been informed about this.
Andrija Popović (LP) sees the initiative as political marketing of the majority and, as he said, the motives are political - animosity towards the pro-Montenegrin forces and the president.
"This is a dangerous precedent that will not result in anything," said Popović.
He also said that they were "tricked" in the parliament when they voted for the return of property in Valdanos, because most of it belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Genci Nimanbegu (Forca), who was the proposer of the Law on Restitution of Property in Valdanos, said that he was clear when he proposed it, that religious communities also have property in Valdanos.
Popović said that he did not know, "because the media shows that the land is far more church property than private".
He appealed to return private property to its owners in other locations as well.
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