Nineteen-year-old JV from Danilovgrad told the police that he did not know who beat him and why on the boulevard in front of the Delta Shopping Center.
He also explained that he was running away from the thugs, because they were beating two men who were standing next to him at the bus stop.
That case was discussed today by the Council for Citizen Control of Police Work, whose members strongly condemned the beating of JV
In the Conclusion of the Council, it is written that JV that evening at around 19.35:XNUMX p.m., coming from Danilovgrad, got off at the bus stop in "City quarter", where he was waiting for a girl.
"After ten minutes, two cars appeared, one of which was red. The national flags of Montenegro were visible through the windows of the vehicles, which indicates that they are fans of the water polo representation of Montenegro. Seven to eight people got out of the vehicle and started to beat a young man who was also at the stop. Citizen JV does not know the reason for their actions because he did not hear or see that the young man said or showed them anything," the police documents state.
The man from Danilovgrad told the police that the men who got out of the car then started beating another guy who was also standing at the parking lot - who did not throw anything at them, show them, or provoke them in any way.
"When I saw that they were beating these two guys for no reason, I got scared and started running in the direction of the roundabout out of fear," he told the police, adding that the attackers chased him, and that they were joined by ten other people who got out. from the vehicle they previously stopped on the road.
They caught up with him at the fence that separates the two sides of the boulevard, knocked him to the ground and kicked and punched him.
"After about half a minute, the police arrived and I heard them calling me to get up, which I did. After that, they took me to CB Podgorica," said the citizen of JV in his statement.
He also said that he did not give any reason to be chased and attacked, nor did he throw anything at the fans.
"I didn't hold up three fingers, nor did I have sports or national symbols, but I was running away for fear of being beaten up like these guys," he told JV officials of CB Podgorica.
The council also considered the official note on the circumstances of that event, made by police officers DV, D.Š, MF and D. Lj.
In that police file, it is written that while visiting the area, they noticed that one person was lying on the asphalt surrounded by fans, who informed them that the citizen was injured and that some persons had attacked him.
"They legitimized him and established his identity. He told them that he was attacked by unknown persons for no reason and hit him on the head and body. At the scene, the police found LV, as an eyewitness to the event, who noticed that several people were hitting JV. Citizens are sent to the official premises of CB Podgorica in an official vehicle. The police officers noted that JV told them on the spot that he did not need medical attention," the official note reads.
According to the documentation submitted to the Council, an eyewitness - L. V, a high school student, told the police that he noticed a younger man being beaten by about 15 young men.
He registered that several stopped vehicles were marked with the national flag, but that he did not pay attention to which cars they were, his priority was to approach and help the young man.
"A patrol came by, and as soon as these guys saw the police, they ran into their vehicles and drove away in the direction of Donja Gorica," he told the police.
The council stated that thanks to the quick arrival of the police patrol, more serious health consequences for the beaten citizen of Danilovgrad were prevented.
They also stated that the competent state prosecutor's office has not yet qualified that event:
"But they will make a statement after the attackers are identified."
They stated that until today no one has offered useful information for the identification of the attackers and called on citizens to help and support the police in shedding light on the event.
"The council calls on the citizens who participated in this event to report themselves to the police, show a responsible civil attitude and thus confirm their patriotism and commitment to Montenegro," they wrote in their conclusion.
They assessed that the officials of CB Podgorica were acting legally in that case:
"And that the procedure of obtaining video surveillance from nearby facilities is underway in order to identify the participants of this event. Bearing in mind basic police duties, the Council expects to quickly find the perpetrators of this crime and bring them to the competent authorities."
Emphasizing that the event disturbed the public, they announced that the conflict in the specific event was not on a national basis:
"What the previous statements of the injured citizen and eyewitnesses and the pointless and counterproductive actions of the authorities and officials of other countries, which thus do not contribute to the resolution of the case, which will have its legal epilogue within the misdemeanor procedure, point to.
The Council pointed out that the Podgorica Security Center provided them with a complete case on the basis of which they made conclusions and recommendations.
"The Council is obliged, due to its responsibility towards the public, to point out the numerous manipulations and fake news that followed this event. Concern is expressed about the coverage of certain media in the country and abroad, which wrote and reported on the event without basic credibility, without responsibility in protecting the rights of this young man and his family, and with the intention of compromising the police and presenting the situation in the country as chaotic and unstable. The Council did not recognize the basis for the official bodies of the Republic of Serbia to be involved in this case."
The President of the Council for Citizen Control of Police Work, Aleksandar Saša Zeković, contacted the family of the injured young man and indicated to his father the possibility of submitting any objections regarding the actions of the police.
Citizen JV was with the competent prosecutor today and added in relation to the previous statement that it is possible that the attackers got out of a gray vehicle.
He did not express any objections to the actions of the police at the prosecutor's office.
The Council assesses that the officers of CB Podgorica are acting legally in this particular case and that surveillance video was obtained from nearby facilities in order to identify the participants of this event.
That material was sent to CB Nikšić and OB Cetinje in order to carry out identification there as well, because a significant number of fans were from those municipalities. Bearing in mind basic police duties, the Council expects to quickly find the perpetrators of this crime and bring them to the competent authorities.
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