The monument to Pavle Đurišić was moved to the monastery's dormitory "Đurđevi stupovi"

A monument to the World War II Chetnik commander and war criminal Pavle Đurišić was moved to the monastery's dormitory a few days ago, "Vijesti" has learned.

On Wednesday, the "Oko" magazine on Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) reported that the monument to Đurišić had been moved to the Đurđevi Stupovi monastery.

The monument to Đurišić was erected on 7 August (Thursday) in Gornji Zaostr near Berane, a day later it was unveiled by Metropolitan Metodije of Budimlje-Niksić, and the statue was removed the same day in the afternoon. The illegal monument was then removed by locals after, as they claimed, "a prior agreement with the police". Đurišić's statue was then transferred to the Church of St. Mother Paraskeva, and an unauthorized inspection, with the assistance of the police, subsequently demolished the monument's pedestal.

Vujadin Dobrašinović from Berane, the owner of the property where a monument to Đurišić was erected and then removed in early August, was released from custody yesterday.