The Pljevlja Prosecutor's Office is still investigating the case of the temporary seizure of around 40 euros at the "Ranče" crossing, on the border with Serbia, ahead of the April local elections in Nikšić and Herceg Novi.
"Vijesti" was told this by the Basic State Prosecutor's Office (ODT) in Pljevlja.
"We inform you that an investigation is underway before this prosecutor's office in order to collect evidence and determine all the facts and circumstances of the event to which your question refers, and the public will be informed of the outcome in a timely manner," they replied to the editorial staff when asked what the Pljevlja Public Prosecutor's Office did in the case of the seizure of money at the "Ranče" crossing.
The prosecutor's office told the newspaper on April 18 that they had opened a case due to the seizure of money that had occurred eight days earlier.
"The money was temporarily seized for further checks," the Police Directorate told "Vijesti" on April 11, answering questions about whether it was true that 40.000 euros were seized at the "Ranče" crossing, whether the purpose of bringing the money was determined, or whether it was for the needs of the elections on April 13, as claimed by representatives of the opposition European Alliance (comprising the Social Democratic Party, the Social Democrats and the Liberal Party).
The Police Directorate told the editorial staff at the time that, as part of increased control at border crossings, police and customs officers checked two vehicles "containing five people, Montenegrin citizens, at the 'Ranče' border crossing, upon entering Montenegro."
"A search of their possessions found money, the amount of which did not exceed 10.000 euros for four individuals, except for one person, who had 10.035 euros and 2.180 dinars," they stated.
Candidate on the European Alliance list in the elections in Nikšić Nikola Zirojevic previously stated at a press conference that, "as far as they know," the money was intended "for the needs of the election campaign Marko Kovačević".
Kovačević was the leader of the coalition list "For the Future of Nikšić" (led by the parties of the former Democratic Front), which won 14.381 votes (15 seats) in the April elections, and then formed a local government with partners from the state government - the Europe Now Movement and the Democrats.
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