Spalević: Criminal charges will be filed against those who allowed illegal construction in the Mareza Canal

In the coming days, criminal charges will be filed against those who allowed illegal construction in the Mareza Canal, and those who will be prosecuted have already been identified, said Deputy Mayor of Podgorica Boris Spalević.

He said in "Colors of Morning" on Vijesti Television that the company Zaštita prostora Crne Gore, which started demolishing part of the stadium in the Podgorica neighborhood of Donja Gorica yesterday, will continue with the work, and tomorrow one of the stadium's floodlights located in the canal will be removed.

Spalević says that he will act equally on all illegal structures in the Maresh Canal, and that he will not allow legalization.

"Today we have a meeting in the Capital City regarding the topic where the complete documentation is being reviewed, precisely to determine who made mistakes and issued such permits," said Spalević.

When asked if they had already spotted or known who these people were, Spalević said that they had already been identified.

"Most likely, criminal charges will be filed in the next day or two against the responsible people who should not have issued such permits earlier. Unfortunately, we are also aware as citizens that in an earlier period, before the law on legalization, things were done incorrectly. And let me just tell the owners that the Capital City will not give consent for legalization for all facilities located near the water resource and endangering the Mareza Canal," said Spalević.

Vuk Iković from the Preokret movement says that if this is all brought to an end, it will set an example for others, and he expects that those who allowed illegal construction will be adequately punished, in order to end bad practices.

"Will someone who built these facilities and will someone who signed the construction permits for these facilities give money and be adequately punished? So, that is responsible politics. And that is why I say, this is just the beginning of opening this case to see whether the former officials who participated in the construction of these facilities by granting permits or in any other way will actually be prosecuted," said Iković.