Minister of Justice Bojan Božović said that he does not believe that anyone should resign due to the current situation regarding the implementation of surveillance measures, stating that it is a systemic problem, not an issue of individual responsibility.
"To be honest, I don't think it should. My opinion is that no one can personally bear this responsibility at this moment, especially not that kind of responsibility if we have a systemic problem that we have been solving for, I mean, a year," said Božović, responding to a journalist's question.
He added that, in his opinion, even a possible resignation would have no effect.
"I think that just by that act, this is my position now, submitting a resignation from anyone would have absolutely no benefit," said Božović.
He made the statement after a meeting of representatives of the security sector and the judiciary, which, as he said, was initiated by the Prime Minister and the President of the Supreme Court, and which was also attended by the Minister of Interior Danilo Šaranović and the Director of the Police Administration Lazar Šćepanović.
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At the beginning of his address, Božović said that a "very nice and good meeting" had been held, at which several issues of importance for the functioning of the system were identified.
He said that, among other things, it was pointed out that Montenegro has had verdicts in the last year to a year and a half that, according to him, were unthinkable until recently.
"We have verdicts that are truly of exceptional importance for all of us, for the rule of law, for our European path, and they relate primarily to verdicts concerning the highest public officials within this country, but also heads of organized crime groups, as well as members of organized crime groups," said Božović.
He stated that such circumstances also bring challenges in the implementation of court decisions.
"When we have such a circumstance, it is quite natural that we have certain challenges in the implementation of such court decisions," he said, adding that the meeting also noted certain shortcomings within the system.
According to him, the participants of the meeting agreed that these challenges can be overcome through even more intensive cooperation between institutions.
Božović announced that a working team will be formed very soon to deal with issues related to the implementation of surveillance measures.
"We will very quickly form a working team that will primarily deal with issues of implementing surveillance measures," he said.
He also said that the meeting finalized the signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Police Directorate regarding electronic surveillance, or the use of so-called nanowires.
"Our cooperation will thus be at an even higher level. This is not an idea that originated yesterday or just happened, it has been developing for some time and will finally soon be put into practical application," said Božović.
He recalled that in June 2025, amendments to the Criminal Code were proposed, which provided for the introduction of a special criminal offense relating to the violation of supervision measures, and that this text was sent to the European Commission.
"We pointed this out and sent a text to the European Commission in June 2025, and in the coming days we will further intensify communication and hope that, upon receiving a positive opinion, we will have resolved this issue as well," he said.
Speaking about responsibility, Božović said that by the nature of things, this issue always arises, but that in this case it is a systemic problem.
"If there was individual responsibility, it should be examined, but we also say that the systemic problem is as it is, because we are facing some new circumstances," he said.
When asked whether the topic of personal responsibility of any of the officials was raised at the meeting, Božović replied that it was not.
"No. It is affirmed that each institution within its system activates the mechanisms at its disposal," he said.
Commenting on allegations of legal loopholes, Božović said that it is not possible to predict every situation in advance.
"Life always comes before the law. It is impossible to predict some things. If we could predict every situation, we would write one legal regulation or one bylaw for all time," he said.
When asked about the course of the investigation into the specific case, Božović said that investigations cannot be discussed in that form.
"We are not allowed to talk about investigations in the Government building. That is for other institutions," he said.
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