Tip: The line of normal expression of protest has been crossed. The police had an obligation to establish public order and peace

The Council for Citizen Control of Police Work held an emergency telephone session regarding the events in Podgorica.

"The Council for Citizen Control of Police Work believes that citizens should not face any restrictions on their right to freedom of peaceful assembly, including critical content and messages towards the authorities. The Council reminds that according to international and domestic standards, the right to peaceful assembly is guaranteed only while the assembly is peaceful. Violent intentions cannot be subsumed under the guaranteed standards of human rights and the right to peaceful assembly. When assemblies become violent and when it becomes necessary, the police have an obligation to use and apply force to ensure public order and peace and the rule of law ", stated in the announcement of the Council.

It is added that, respecting international standards, the Police Directorate also facilitated unannounced peaceful gatherings, accepting that they were spontaneous, although some of them were publicly prepared and announced by persons of known identity.

"The council indicates that a few days after the adoption of the law that is being protested, it is no longer possible to talk about opportunities that could not have been foreseen. That is why we emphasize the importance of reporting all further public gatherings. Reporting further gatherings will enable better communication between the organizers and the police and improve their mutual responsibility. The Council indicates that police officers must refrain from using excessive force and indiscriminate use of force, that a distinction should be made between violent and peaceful demonstrators and journalists reporting from the scene. The Council strongly condemns attacks on police officers," the statement of the Council for Civil Rights states. control of police work.

During the traffic blockade on Cijevna police officer Dalibor Živković was injured who was helped in the Emergency Block of KCCG.

Protests due to the adoption of the Law were held in several Montenegrin cities.