The Government today, at a telephone session, based on the obtained consent of the majority of members, adopted the Information on the allocation of one-time financial assistance to the families of victims of the deportation of refugees, the tragic events in Štrpci and the bombings in Murin and Tuzi.
16 families of civilian victims will each be allocated 100.000 euros in compensation - 50.000 each this year and in 2026.
"The tragic events during the deportation of refugees in 1992, in Štrpci in 1993, and the bombings in Murin and Tuzi in 1999 represent the failure of the then state structures to protect the basic human rights of citizens and persons under their jurisdiction. Such conduct represented a violation of domestic laws and international obligations that Montenegro had and has in the field of human rights," it says in the material that the Government decided on during a telephone session.
The document, published on the executive branch's website, also states that the victims' families have not been recognized in any support system so far.
"These families have remained forgotten since the wars of the 90s, outside of institutional protection, without adequate assistance and recognition of their suffering. Through amendments to the Law on Veterans and Disability Protection, their status and that of their family members have been recognized for the first time, thus ensuring their right to support through institutional mechanisms of veterans and disability protection. This corrects decades of injustice and ensures greater legal certainty for these families, thereby confirming Montenegro's commitment to protecting and recognizing the rights of all war victims," it added.
As an additional measure and "with the aim of a broader initiative for institutional recognition and support", it is proposed to allocate one-time financial assistance to the families of victims killed in Štrpci in 1993, in Murin in 1999, and during the deportation of refugees in 1992, in the amount of 100.000 euros per family, spread over two years, in order to reduce the fiscal burden.
They say that this measure represents a step towards confronting the past and has "important symbolic and practical significance for restoring trust in state institutions and building interpersonal solidarity."
"The passengers kidnapped and killed from the Belgrade-Bar train at the Štrpci station on February 28, 1993, from Montenegro, were Esad Kapetanović, Iljaz Ličina, Fehim Bakija, Šećo Softić, Rifat Husović, Senad Đečević, Jusuf Rastoder and Ismet Babačić. During the bombing of the bridge in the town of Murino on April 30, 1999, six civilians were killed, three of them children. Miroslav Knežević, Olivera Maksimović, Julija Brudar, Vukić Vuletić, Milka Kočanović and Manojlo Komatina were killed, while Paška Junčaj was killed in Tuzi, also during the bombing. Osmo Bajrović, a refugee from Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose family continued to live in Montenegro, was deported in 1992 and his remains have still not been found," the material states.
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