The Council for Civilian Control of Police Work announced today that, on its own initiative and based on the address of respected independent journalists and activists for the protection of human rights, it is monitoring the actions of the competent state authorities of Montenegro regarding the case of Dina Smailova, a prominent defender of human, women's and children's rights from Kazakhstan.
The announcement of the Council states that "Smail is threatened with extradition from Montenegro at the request of the authorities from Kazakhstan, which do not enjoy respect and trust in the international democratic community in relation to the protection and respect of basic human rights."
"On this occasion, the Council addressed the Minister of the Interior, Danilo Saranović, with whom he has excellent communication and cooperation, and whose work he strongly supports, and pointed out to him that Kazakhstan, like Russia, exerts increased pressure on human rights defenders and that the state of human rights in in that post-Soviet state, according to numerous credible reports, worsened, and those who defend and represent democratic and libertarian values are exposed to repression and criminalization," the statement reads.
The Council said that the accusations leveled by the Kazakh authorities against Smailova, a human rights defender herself, and her husband Almat Mukamedžanov, also a human rights activist, are unfounded and a form of political persecution.
"The quality and safety of their life in Montenegro after those accusations and initiated proceedings has worsened, which has seriously affected their health. The Council appeals to the Montenegrin authorities to finally contribute to the end of their harassment and persecution. Montenegro should be recognized as a country where especially adheres to human rights and the protection of human integrity," concludes the statement of the Council for Civilian Control of Police Work.
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