The President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, did not violate the Law on the Financing of Political Entities and Election Campaigns, nor did he misuse the cabinet premises.
This was announced by Milatović's Cabinet regarding the decision of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (ASK) on the application of the NGO Network for the Affirmation of the Non-Governmental Sector (MANS).
The decision states that the "Jakov Milatović - For a Better Podgorica" coalition also violated Article 36 of the same Act by recording that video material.
"The Cabinet of the President of the State remains of the position that the President of Montenegro, Jakov Milatović, did not violate the Law on the Financing of Political Entities and Election Campaigns, nor did he abuse the premises of the Cabinet. We emphasize that in the video in question, he did not promote a single electoral list or candidate, but invited citizens to participate in local in the elections in the capital, they should vote for whoever they think will represent them best," the announcement states.
They said that the decision of the ASK remains unclear, bearing in mind that the president of the state is not a political entity subject to the provisions of the Law in question, which the Agency refers to.
"We inform the public that, within the period prescribed by law, the President will exercise his right to a legal remedy by initiating an administrative dispute against the Agency's decision before the Administrative Court. We call on the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption to thoroughly and promptly investigate the actions of all political subjects during the election period and their potential misuse of state resources and which were continuously pointed out by the public and civil society," the announcement concludes.
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