Member of the European Union in the Assembly of the Capital City, Miloš Mašković, asked the Ministry of Public Administration (MJU) to initiate administrative supervision in Gradska RTV.
This was announced by the European Union
In the request, Mašković stated that as a councilor in the Assembly of the Capital City, he asked "Radio Televizija Podgorica" to provide information on the spending of money, employment contracts, earnings of employees, earnings from marketing services, use of official vehicles, etc., and that from their the parties failed to act on that request, after which he submitted a petition to the Assembly of the Capital City, i.e. to the Secretary of the Assembly.
"Instead of acting according to the request, in accordance with their obligations established by the Statute and Rules of Procedure of the Assembly of the Capital City, the executive director of the local public broadcaster 'Radio Television Podgorica' launched a media campaign and openly announced that he is not bound by the regulations of the Capital City, as the founder. Obviously is that this kind of arbitrariness, irresponsibility and arrogant attitude towards the citizens, who finance this local media, but also towards the councilor in the Assembly of the Capital City who is the founder of this local media, is just a cover for concealment of potential illegalities. It is especially suspicious that they justify not acting on the request by pointing out that they are not subject to the application of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, as a by-law, even though they have acted on similar requests in several previous cases," Mašković pointed out in the request.
He adds that considering that more than 15 days have passed since the day when he urgently asked the secretary of the Capital City Assembly to provide him with data from this public service founded by the Capital City Assembly, he submits a request for the Ministry of Public Administration to carry out administrative supervision and take measures to ensure compliance with the Law on Local Self-Government, the Statute of the Capital City and the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly of the Capital City.
"I emphasize that Article 12 of the Law on Local Self-Government stipulates that the work of municipal bodies, local administration bodies, expert services, special services, the chief administrator and public services is public, while Article 6 of the same law stipulates that citizens participate in deciding on their needs and interests directly and through freely elected representatives in local self-government bodies," said Mašković.
In the press release, it is written that Mašković, starting from the aforementioned legal provisions, as well as the definition of the Assembly as a representative body of citizens, reminded that the provisions of Article 45 of the Statute of the Capital City set out the rights and duties of councilors, among other things, the right to receive the necessary notifications in order to exercise the function of a councilor, while as he adds, the provisions of Article 44 of the Rules of Procedure elaborate the way of exercising these rights.
"I expect your effective action, because non-transparency in the work and operations of the local public broadcaster are not suitable for an open and democratic society and are a suitable environment for the development of corruption and other illegal practices that harm the public interest. The behavior of the managers at 'Radio Television Podgorica' so far regarding my request and the persistent concealment of the requested notifications and data, additionally raises the suspicion that in this way they want to conceal potential illegalities and irresponsibility in the work The Ministry of Public Administration, as the authority that supervises the implementation of the Law on Local Self-Government and the regulations adopted on the basis of this law, ensure compliance with the law and protection of the public interest," Mašković concluded in the request addressed to the Ministry of Justice.
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