Đukanović: I have said everything I had to say, I see no point in participating in the work of the Inquiry Committee

Đukanović assessed that the committee "has become another place of partisan, unregulated bickering", increasingly serving the purpose of the campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections, saying that he does not want to participate in that.

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Đukanović at last night's match between Buducnost Voli and Cluj at Morača, Photo: Risto Božović
Đukanović at last night's match between Buducnost Voli and Cluj at Morača, Photo: Risto Božović
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Former President of the State, Government and Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) Milo Đukanović will not respond to the summons to a hearing before the Inquiry Committee, which deals with attacks on journalists and the activities of the "black threes", which was supposed to be held tomorrow in parliament.

The President of the Inquiry Committee, Andrija Nikolić (DPS), published a letter that Đukanović sent him regarding the invitation to participate in the session.

"Thank you for the invitation to attend the Committee meeting scheduled for March 13th. I would like to remind you that I have responded to all previous invitations from Montenegrin institutions in a courteous manner, believing that such responsibility towards the state of Montenegro is implied and that in all cases, when I can, I should contribute to the achievement of the goals of state bodies, including ad-hoc working bodies of the Parliament," Đukanović wrote.

He said that, however, he would not do it this time, for two reasons.

"I have already publicly stated everything I had to say on the topics that inspired the formation of the Inquiry Committee on several occasions. When asked about these issues, such as the murder of Duško Jovanović, I also stated my views at the plenary session of Parliament. Since I have nothing to add to my publicly stated statements, I see no point in participating in the work of the Committee. I am confident that these answers are available to members of the Inquiry Committee and interested MPs in the Parliament archives," said Đukanović.

"Also, from even a cursory monitoring of the work of the Inquiry Committee, both in terms of the selection of topics and the invitation of guests, I would say that from the initial idea to further clarify some, possibly insufficiently illuminated events from the Montenegrin political past, the Committee has in the meantime become another place for partisan, unfounded bickering, increasingly serving the purpose of the campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Since I have no intention of participating in that, I have decided to thank you and state the reasons why I cannot accept the invitation," the letter to Nikolić reads.

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