Lakićević Đuranović: CGO is putting pressure on the court, the statute of limitations would harm me the most

The Center for Civic Education (CGO) is putting pressure on the court, and the statute of limitations in the process would harm me the most, announced the suspended professor of the Law Faculty of the University of Montenegro, Bojana Lakićević Đuranović.

She reacted to the announcement of the CGO, which states, among other things, that this non-governmental organization (NGO) sent letters to the Judicial and Prosecutorial Council to review the work of acting judges of the Basic and High Courts in Podgorica, as well as the ODT in Podgorica in case against Lakićević Đuranović, and to direct their work in order to avoid the statute of limitations and finalize this procedure.

"According to the criminal report of the Center for Civic Education (CGO), criminal proceedings have been conducted against me for five years, and at the same time a strong and unscrupulous media campaign, which exerts a kind of pressure on the prosecution and the court. Podgorica was acquitted, the Center for Civic Education, as reported by the media, sent letters to the Judicial and Prosecutorial Council to review the work of acting judges of the Basic and High Courts in Podgorica, as well as the Basic State Prosecutor's Office, within their jurisdiction, and to direct their work. with the aim of avoiding the statute of limitations and finalizing the proceedings against me," Lakićević Đuranović pointed out in the statement.

She added that the CGO actually requires the highest judicial bodies of Montenegro to exert influence on acting judges and prosecutors to condemn her, because otherwise there will be "immeasurable damage to the education system, as well as the education of all future lawyers", which will be a "decree of impotence." of the Montenegrin judiciary..."

"The above represents the crudest pressure on the court. This kind of pressure on the court is unheard of until now, and the scandal is even greater when it comes from an organization that supposedly fights for the rule of law society. Therefore, in their understanding of law, and in reality, there is no doubt that the criminal offense was committed, despite the fact that I was acquitted - they have already passed their 'verdict', and they only expect the court to confirm it. In order not to confuse the honorable prosecutors and judicial institutions, I will inform them that in the past five years The delay in the trial was the least due to the absence of a defense, which is easily verifiable. Because a possible statute of limitations in this process would harm me the most - a person who has been exposed to years of media discredit and pressure. I need a legally based, legal and fair decision, because after it I expect a moral one , but also a legal consequence for those who started the whole harangue," said Lakićević Đuranović.