Mandić interrupted the session of the Assembly at the request of the Democrats; Leković: V. d. the Director of the Police Administration was elected illegally

Democrat MP Momčilo Leković demanded the suspension of the session "due to the crisis of power and gross violation of the law by the Government of Montenegro".

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Leković, Photo: Printscreen/Youtube
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The President of the Parliament of Montenegro Andrija Mandić interrupted today's session at the request of the representatives of Democratic Montenegro.

Democrat MP Momčilo Leković said at the beginning of the session that the acting (acting) director of the Police Administration was elected illegally and demanded the termination of the session "due to the crisis of power and gross violation of the law by the "Government of Montenegro".

"Due to the Government's crisis, which was caused by the brutal violation of the law, by exceeding the limits of authority and for the first time in the history of Montenegro by taking over the powers that belong to the Minister of Internal Affairs, and the election of the Acting Director of Police in an illegal manner, and that of the one who, according to the media, did not pass a polygraph, I ask that immediately stop today's session and do it as you did the previous times when other clubs asked for a break and delay, because I think there is no need to create a circus here," Leković said. Mandić replied that there is no circus going on here.

"We have different relationships and different observations in relation to many things, we belong to different political organizations, but I will definitely meet the request that everyone is familiar with - I am interrupting the session. You will be informed about the continuation of the session in a timely manner," Mandic said.

This morning, around three o'clock in the morning, the government elected the head of the Sector for Financial-Intelligence Affairs, Aleksandar Radović, as the acting director of the police, on the proposal of Prime Minister Milojko Spajić.

The law stipulates that the acting police director is proposed by the Minister of Internal Affairs.

Previously, during the marathon session of the Government, which was interrupted several times, the Prime Minister proposed that Radović be the "coordinator" of the Police Directorate, even though this is not foreseen by the Law on Internal Affairs.

That proposal was not voted on at the Government session, however.

During the discussion on Spajić's proposal that Radović coordinate with the police, Minister of Internal Affairs Danilo Saranović read to members of the Government Article 416 of the Criminal Code, which describes the criminal offense of abuse of official position, which is punishable by a prison sentence of six months to five years, "Vijesti" has learned. .

Then Šaranović, whose proposal to have Lazar Šćepanović as the acting director of the Police Administration was rejected, was criticized for not providing "passability in the Government for such a proposal".

After the election of Radović, Šaranović told "Vijesta" that he would inform the competent state authorities about the suspicion that criminal acts were committed at the Government session, because it "exceeded the limits of its authority" and elected Radović.

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