The Vice-President of the Government for the Political System, Justice and Anti-Corruption and the President of the National Council for the Fight against Corruption, Momo Koprivica, assessed that it is common practice for each working body to make a decision on the amount of compensation, and it is up to the members to decide whether they will exercise that right. or not.
Koprivica announced this to "Vijesta" in response to the question of why he proposed making a decision on the amount of compensation for the president, deputy president, members and secretaries of the National Council for the Fight against Corruption, if he did not intend to take the compensation.
On Thursday, the government made a decision to provide the president, deputy, members and secretary of the National Anti-Corruption Council with a compensation of almost 500 euros, and Koprivica then announced that he does not receive any compensation based on his chairmanship and membership.
"It is a decision that accompanies every established work body because that right is provided for by the Law on Prevention of Corruption and other laws. And it is common practice that with every working body, such as the National Council, such a decision is made, and it is up to the members to decide whether they will exercise that right or not. They have that legal right and are obliged to report the income from work in the labor body to KAS, so it is a legal and transparent income", said Koprivica to "Vijesta".
He said that compensation is provided for work in working bodies because many members' basic job description does not include dealing with anti-corruption, and that engagement requires additional time, activity, and effort.
"I repeat once again, I do not receive compensation based on the chairmanship and membership in the National Council, nor have I submitted a request to exercise that right, nor will I, but we do not want to deny the right that belongs by law to a member of the working body," said Koprivica.
He said that he is the vice president in charge of anti-corruption, but that regardless of that, he has dedicated and subordinated his entire career and political life to it:
"And in that fight, regardless of position, compensation, I will persevere and point out every example of corruption, whoever it concerns. Also, it is no less important to emphasize that I never made a profit from anti-corruption, so I had no reason to hide it, nor did I hide assets from KAS, nor did I avoid obligations to KAS, all with the aim of public insight into every cent income and every bit of property, which, by the way, I don't have."
He assessed that it was expected that structures that do not respond to corruption-free Montenegro try to attack the integrity of the National Council, which has serious tasks and a determined and ambitious plan, "but that they will not succeed".
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