Živković: We will demand the opening of a parliamentary investigation of the "coup d'état" case

The president of the DPS called the verdict of the High Court in Podgorica in the "coup d'état" case "scandalous"

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The Democratic Party of Socialists will request the opening of a parliamentary investigation into the "coup d'état" case.

This was announced by DPS president Danijel Živković.

"We have an obligation to the public to find out all the facts about this case and to unravel it to the end," said Živković.

He assessed that yesterday's verdict of the Council of the High Court in Podgorica in the "coup d'état" case was "scandalous".

Živković assessed that the acquittal brought by a panel of the High Court in Podgorica presided over by Judge Zoran was "another contribution to the legitimization of state treason".

"And since in Montenegro state treason is clearly characterized by charters and decorations, there was apparently no voluntary responsibility in the judicial branch of government to prevent what is called by its real name - state treason".

Živković believes that the verdict in the "coup d'état" case shows the state of the judiciary and that the judiciary sent a message "that the terror attempt did not even happen in Montenegro".

"If we had the opportunity to follow the complete process, then we could come to the conclusion that only for the Montenegrin Supreme Court, that case did not even exist," said Živković.

He added that he was also recalling several facts from 2015.

"Between 2015 and 2016, the statements of political actors and their chaos that they produced, destructive protests, statements from Moscow that Montenegro will regret if it becomes a member of NATO. You will also remember the statements of the President of Serbia, Aleksandr Vucic, who a few days after the of the parliamentary elections on October 16, 2016, said that there is irrefutable evidence that a coup d'état was being prepared in Montenegro, that Serbia was supposed to serve as a platform for the coup d'état in Montenegro, and that this evidence was collected by the Security Information Agency of Serbia and that even those who don't believe in that power will soon be dissuaded. He talked about photographs, recorded conversations, that phones, weapons and a large amount of money that should have been used to commit this crime were confiscated," said Živković.

He recalled that the earlier conviction was welcomed by high-ranking officials of the State Department and intelligence agencies of the USA and Great Britain...

"All this is evidence that you had the opportunity to listen to in previous years and to see for yourself who is telling the truth, and you were given the opportunity that through the statement of the verdict, only for the judicial authorities in Montenegro, a coup d'état did not happen. It is not our role to tell anyone courts and that we determine sanctions and punishments for anyone, but this is an important step that carries a high element of social danger, with clear statements from Serbian state authorities and foreign intelligence services that clearly indicate that a coup d'état was being prepared, and the only thing was that he was not preparing for the Council of the High court of Zoran Radović," Živković said

He also stated that we should remember the stories of how the FSB military intelligence service of Russia was preparing various people for the organization of a coup d'état in Montenegro.

"And how certain messages were sent through certain persons who are in the official vehicle of today's President of the Assembly Andrija Mandić. You will remember that various persons were recruited to commit this criminal act in Montenegro. And you will remember the statements of Vučič who said that Đukanović was being followed, that his movement was known, and that certain persons knew his precise movement and that an assassination was being prepared for him, i.e. bloodshed in Montenegro. personnel changes in the Court of Appeals and later the award that followed for the president of the High Court, then it is clear that in Montenegro, the judiciary was instrumentalized for the purpose of reckoning with the state of Montenegro," Živković pointed out.

He added that he would request the opening of a parliamentary investigation into the issue of the "coup d'état".

"In order to solve all the circumstances of this case, not to turn the Assembly into a courtroom, but because we have an obligation to find out all the relevant facts and circumstances that happened not only in the courtroom, but also in other institutions, which was obtained as a valid subpoena from the Montenegrin Agency and other foreign services. This judgment was certainly known at the moment when the president of the High Court was appointed, the judgment did not come on the day it was pronounced and it was known much earlier, and it is our duty to open this topic to the public so that citizens can hear everything that is important " Zivkovic said.

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