Dragana Šuković, Slavica Mirković i Mladen Tomović there are candidates for members of the Council of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption who submitted complete documentation, and interviews with them could be organized after the May Day and Easter holidays.
Nine candidates applied for the competition, and the Commission for the implementation of the election of Council members found that they did not submit the complete documentation Veselin Vujanović, Miodrag Martinović, Ljubiša Konatar, Mehmedin Tahirović, Kalina Adrović Vulić i Milica Milutinović.
According to "Vijesti" information, Miodrag Martinović lodged an objection to the rejection of his candidacy yesterday.
The commission, it was confirmed to the editors, rejected his candidacy because he did not submit proof that he is a citizen of Montenegro, a medical certificate and a certificate of criminal record.
Martinović filed an objection stating that he submitted a copy of the biometric ID card as proof of citizenship. Referring to the Law on Civil Servants and Employees, he promised that he would submit the medical certificate "if he is elected", and that the Commission should "obtain the certificate of no criminal record ex officio".
"Dear President, I consider that I have been harmed because I meet all the requirements for being a member of the ASK Council...", claims Martinović in the complaint submitted to the President of the Parliamentary Anti-corruption Committee, Jevto Eraković.
Martinović is the former director of the Tax Police, and according to the newsroom, he is currently employed at the Kotor branch of the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund of Montenegro (PIO Fund).
"The commission...is compiling a list of five candidates for the election of Council members, with an explanation. The committee compiles the list from paragraph 4 of this article, with a majority of at least four votes, within 60 days from the deadline for applying for the competition. The commission submits the list of candidates from paragraph 4 of this article to the competent committee, for the purpose of proposing to the Assembly", it is specified in the Law on Prevention of Corruption. If the competent committee - the Anti-corruption Committee does not propose a list of candidates to the Assembly, the procedure for electing Council members is repeated.
Representatives of the Assembly in that body are Momcilo Leković i Jevto Erakovic, representative of the Judicial Council Miodrag Iličković, representative of the Prosecutorial Council - Miroslav Turković and representative of the NGO sector Pavle Ćupić (Civil Alliance).
According to the Law on Prevention of Corruption, the Commission should check whether the candidates meet the requirements, but also organize interviews with candidates whose documentation is in order.
If the competent committee - the Anti-corruption Committee does not propose a list of candidates to the Assembly, the procedure for electing Council members is repeated. The question is whether the Board will accept the proposal of the Commission's list with less than five candidates. It is certain, however, that at least one more competition will be announced for the full convocation of the Council.
As of July 31, 2023, there is no one to control the work of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (ASK) - the mandate of the former Council has expired. Almost seven months later, the procedure for electing new members is just beginning.
After the June parliamentary elections, the new convocation of the Parliament of Montenegro was constituted on July 27 last year, but the head of the parliament was elected only on October 31.
According to the Law on Prevention of Corruption, the ASK Council has a number of responsibilities - it elects and dismisses the Director of the Agency, adopts the Statute and act on the internal organization and systematization of workplaces, initiates the improvement of the work of the Agency, checks the data from the report on the income and assets of the Director of the Agency...
The agency has been without a director since last week because Jelena Perović was arrested, and prosecutors suspect her of abuse of official position and that she damaged the state budget by more than 60.000 euros. She defends herself from freedom, and surveillance measures have been imposed on her - a ban on leaving the apartment, a ban on access and meetings with certain persons, and confiscation of her travel document.
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