Olivera Krivokapić, former head of the Branch for Administrative Affairs, Citizenship and Foreigners, said that the allegations of the acting director of the Police Administration, Lazar Šćepanović, who said at the 29th session of the Committee on Security and Defense of the Parliament of Montenegro that she issued gun licenses in Cetinje to people from Rožaje, are incorrect and unfounded.
Krivokapić said she was disgusted by these untruths.
"After consulting with my legal representative, I will take all legally prescribed measures against Mr. Šćepanović for stating untruths, misleading the public, and damaging my personal and professional reputation.
"If Mr. Šćepanović had become familiar with the basic competencies of the Administrative Affairs Branch, he would have known that it is legally and technically impossible to issue a firearms license to a person who does not reside in the territory of Cetinje. Therefore, even if I wanted to do so - which is not the case - I could not act contrary to the law," Krivokapić stated in a response to the media.
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She also categorically denied claims that the Branch was immediately notified by the Police Directorate after Vuk Borilović's violent behavior.
"Such information is untrue. I would like to remind you that criminal reports are considered and processed exclusively by the competent prosecutor's office, not by branches of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The initiation of criminal proceedings does not depend on the filing of a report, but on the actions of the prosecutor's office," she pointed out.
Krivokapić pointed out that the Law on Internal Affairs clearly stipulates the powers of the police, including acting without delay – either on their own initiative or at the order of the prosecutor's office.
"The fact that neither of these things happened in this case speaks much more about the inaction of the Police Directorate than about any possible omission on the part of the Branch."
"That's why I ask the question: was it me, as the head of the Branch at the time, who should have confiscated the weapon at one o'clock after midnight, determined whether the person was under the influence of alcohol or psychoactive substances, checked whether they were sane, and conducted a search? Because, to my knowledge, none of that was done," Krivokapić stated.
She added that as a body responsible for preventive action and prevention of criminal acts, the police had a legal obligation to react, to conduct a search, assess the perpetrator's condition and order his detention - at least for up to 72 hours. Instead, she said, they acted as if the incident had never happened.
"With this reaction, I want to protect my professional integrity, but also to remind people of responsibility and truth, which have been grossly neglected in this case," Krivokapić concluded.
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