Montenegro overturns convictions of 2 Russians accused of coup attempt
Montenegro sent for review the case of the 2016 coup attempt, the defendants of which were two Russians. According to Newsru.com, the sentences of all the defendants in the trial were overturned.
In 2019, Russians Eduard Shishmakov and Vladimir Popov received 15 and 12 years in prison in absentia. Other defendants included Milan Knezevic and Andrija Mandic, leaders of the Democratic Front as well as several Serbian citizens.
The Montenegrin authorities accused them of attempting a coup in the country in 2016. They were accused of preparing a series of attacks aimed at seizing parliament and assassinating Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic “to bring the opposition Democratic Front party to power and prevent Montenegro from joining NATO”. Russian special services were reported to be involved in the process.
After the Democratic Front party won the elections in 2020, the coup case was put under reviewed, and, on February 6, 2021, the Court of Appeal of Montenegro overturned the convictions against the defendants, explaining that they were handed down “with serious violations of the law”. In addition, the court stated that it was not proven that the defendants had committed the crimes that they had been accused of.
On October 16,2016, the day of parliamentary elections in Montenegro, 20 citizens of Serbia were arrested under accusations that they had planned armed attacks on state institutions.
Opposition parties claimed that the entire operation was fabricated and accused then-Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic of using security services to hold on to power.
Prior to the vote, Djukanovic said that Russia financed the opposition in order to derail Montenegro’s forthcoming membership in NATO.
In November, Milo Djukanovic accused the pro-Russian opposition of direct involvement in planning a power shift in the country, as well as his assassination on Election Day.
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This shithole country are in NATO, and are supposed to defend against Russian aggression, fucking laughable. NATO is turning into a joke. In it’s present format, Ukraine are better not joining this Russian infiltrated outfit.
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Now as a total spoilsport, i must say that Ukraine without a western military intervention may never regain the lost territories. Kyiv will either make concessions or go downe.
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Western intervention doesn’t mean NATO. Hungary, Montenegro and a few others wouldn’t lift a finger against Muscovy.
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Hungary, Montenegro and a few others couldn’t lift a finger against my granny. Not sure why they are in NATO in the first place.
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Just to vote, NO.
The unanimous rule in NATO is a suicide belt.
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Will Biden come for the rescue? So far his statements were bullshit.
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Weapons to Ukraine are already included in this years US defence budget, so we’ll find out next year what Biden will do.
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Next year? This year has just begun!
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Yeah, but the defence budget for next year, only goes through in Autumn.
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Wow, Sir Foccusser knows more about American politics than Sir Mike…lol
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It has been in the news quite a bit. 😁
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I only read UA news. 😂
BTW, Steinheimer pissed off Kyiv again.
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Who’s Steinheimer?
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Sorry. Steinmeier. The NS2 lover from Germany. Federal president or something like. He said NS2 is needed because it’s the only remaining connection between Europe and RuSSia.
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Has NS1 collapsed in a heap, or rusted away since yesterday?
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He did non mean ‘gas’-connection only, but connection in general. Ukraine’s ambassasor became totally pissed off.
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Steinmeier is nothing but another German firmly stuck in Putin’s rear end, as proved with his Steinmeier (Kremlin) formula.
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The ukrainian press is quiet yet. Here a link in german: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/nord-stream-2-steinmeier-veraergert-ukraine-mit-aeusserung.1939.de.html?drn:news_id=1225469
Der Spiegel also reported about it.
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I’ll translate and publish it.
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Did the same an posted at the same time. Deleted mine. LMFAO!
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Yeah, one article about this German creep is enough. LMAO
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LMAO!
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Looks like the shipment of toilet paper – er, I mean rubbles, came through.
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Montenegro have an army of 2400, this will scare Muscovy shitless.
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It is not about military strength, but cutting Muscovy off from stationing troops there.
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It’s the Russian loving government that are the biggest problem, just like in Hungary.
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If the US and Nato would turn into true tigers nobody would turn against Ukraine.
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Instead the bribes keep flowing and Ukraine is on her own.
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Give Ukraine her nukes back, they were deceived into giving them up by Bush.
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