6 hours agoMontenegro bans entry on some Serbian intellectuals
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Montenegro's Police Directorate on Thursday has made a decision, under which some Serbian intellectuals -- among them Mattija Beckovic -- were barred from entering this state, the Montenegrin Interior Ministry communique said. “Crossing the border, in addition to Serbian nationalist poet Matija Beckovic, has also been banned from historians [...]
The cross-border “, in addition to Serbian nationalist poet Matija Beckovic, has also been banned from historians Cedomir Antic and Aleksandar Rakovic, as well as Serbian politician Dejan Mirovic”, says in the communiqué, follows the VoA.
Police superiors at state borders have been given lists of persons who should not enter the country, because according to authorities, risk Montenegro's security.
Serbian intellectuals, who have been banned from entry, have been warned to participate in the proserb manifestation in the Podgorica Parliament, considered the date of Serbian hegemonism to Montenegrin citizenship after World War I
Montenegrin security services estimate that <x0 users in question pose risks to state security, due to their hostility to Montenegro's independence”. According to these media, it has been speculated that there may be a Serbian Church Archbishop Irinej on the list, but officials have denied him to be on this list.
Meanwhile, Montenegro's Assembly has suspended operations Thursday, following the verbal conflict of Liberal Party Chairman Andrija Popovic and one of the pro-Serbian leaders Milan Knezevic.
Earlier, Montenegrin Parliament deputies have proposed to organise the Collegiam, in which the Interior Ministry representative will be invited and the answer to why 4 Serbian intellectuals have been barred from entering Montenegro.
Even Democratic Front deputy Andria Ma persecuted has asked for answers why the Ministry of Internal Affairs has brought about such a decision, as if it were a criminal rather than an intellectual elite with whom the Serb population from Montenegro boasts.
Montenegro's Deputy Chairman of the Assembly Branimir Gvozdenovic, has stressed that this point cannot be opened for debate, because it is not a priority on the agenda, as some MPs have requested. “We have proposed organising the college, where we will discuss this topic and representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be invited to do exchange of information”, Gvozdenovic stressed.
