Karadaglić: Thank you for the Thirteenth of July Award, but I cannot accept it under these circumstances

Famous Montenegrin guitarist Miloš Karadaglić thanked the Parliament of Montenegro and the jury for the decision to award him this year's Thirteenth of July Award, but also said that he cannot accept it in the current circumstances.

This year, the winners of the Thirteenth of July Award, in addition to Karadaglić, were writer Bećir Vuković and graphic artist Veljo Stanišić. After the announcement of the winners, Montenegrin scientist Dragan Hajduković said that the jury had broken the law and that their decision was invalid, pointing out that only one annual Thirteenth of July Award can be awarded in one field, and that all three of this year's awards were awarded in the field of cultural and artistic creativity.

Today, representatives of the Strategy for a European and Civic Montenegro - STEGA said that they will file a lawsuit with the Administrative Court due to, as they said, the illegal awarding of this year's Thirteenth of July Award to writer Bećir Vuković, and announced that they will hold a blockade and protest at the entrance to Villa Gorica tomorrow on this occasion.

"Dear President of the Parliament, esteemed members of the Jury for the July 13th Award, esteemed citizens of Montenegro, dear friends, I am immensely grateful to you for your decision to nominate and select me as the winner of the highest Montenegrin award - the July XNUMXth Award.

I see this decision not only as recognition for my work so far, but even more as an obligation for the future.

My intention was to direct the entire monetary amount of the Award to the Foundation I founded to help young artists and talents from Montenegro.

"Unfortunately, in circumstances beyond my control, I cannot accept this exceptional recognition and I hope that the entire Montenegrin public will have understanding for my act," Karadaglić said in a post on the social network Facebook.