The statement of Milan Knežević and Andrija Mandić about the alleged pressures and mistreatment of the lawyer of the accused Józef Asad is a blatant lie, calculated to cause confusion and spread untruths to the public. , various affairs, damaged rating. The truth is completely opposite to what they presented in their attempt at sensationalism in their media theatrical performance, former Minister of Justice and member of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) Zoran Pažin said in a response to the media.
The truth is completely opposite to what they presented in their media theatrical performance in an attempt at sensationalism, Pažin added.
"I have known lawyer Tobi Cadman for over twenty years, because he and I were both engaged as experts of the distinguished British non-governmental organization AIRE Center, from London, specialized in improving the rule of law in countries in transition, judicial reform and representation before the European Court of Human Rights. It was through the executive director of this organization that Kedmen requested and with my consent received my phone number and then contacted me, asking to see me in Podgorica contact with the Special State Prosecutor's Office," the response states.
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Therefore, the meeting took place at the request of Tobi Cadman himself, Pažin pointed out.
"It should be pointed out that at that time, according to the knowledge of the Ministry of Justice, which is responsible for international legal assistance in criminal matters and extradition, Joseph Assad was deprived of his liberty, according to an Interpol warrant, by the United Arab Emirates, and for communication with the authorities there regarding extradition the Ministry of Justice was in charge. Therefore, there is nothing unusual and particularly sensational in the fact that, at the request of the lawyer Tobi Kedman, whom I have known for many years, I had a meeting with him, at his request, strictly adhering to the competence of the Minister of Justice," he said is he.
Apart from his expressed gratitude and repeated willingness to cooperate with the competent Montenegrin authorities, there were no other reactions to the treatment he received during the meeting, claims Pažin.
"I did not attend the later meetings of the Chief Special Prosecutor and the Deputy Chief Special Prosecutor with lawyer Cadman about the conditions under which Joseph Asad would give his testimony to the prosecution, nor am I aware of the correspondence between them. The public is already aware that a meeting of the Montenegrin prosecutor's office was organized for this purpose with the defendant's lawyers and FBI representatives at the US Department of Justice," Pažin pointed out.
He concluded that all other claims of Milan Knežević and Andrija Mandić are drastic untruths and manipulations, and the goal of their presentation is transparent and quite clear to the Montenegrin public.
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