Montenegro Prosecution Accused of Fabricating Russian Plot Claims

Montenegro's main opposition alliance, the Democratic Front, on Monday called on the prosecution to reveal which political structures and politicians collaborated with Russian nationalists in an alleged plot to overthrow Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic.

Nebojsa Medojevic, a leader of the Font, claimed the state prosecution made up both the terrorists and the alleged coup plot because it needed an alibi "to arrest the leaders of the opposition.

"The opposition has a great responsibility to stay together, not to recognize the results of such irregular elections, to boycott the parliament and organize protests," Medojevic said.

The Front has also demanded the removal of Special Prosecutor Milivoje Katnic to prevent even greater harm from being done to the legal and political system of Montenegro, claiming he was "hired by Prime Minister Djukanovic" to arrest people without evidence and to made the general election on October 16 irregular.

Katnic on Sunday accused two nationalists from Russia - with the help of allies in Montenegro and Serbia - of having planned a coup on election day to overthrow the government and "kill Prime Minister Djukanovic".

Russian government was not involved into an alleged attempt to kill Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, the Kremlin spokesman said on Monday, Reuters reported.

"We, obviously, categorically deny a possibility of official involvement into arranging any illegal actions," Dmitry Peskov said in a response to a question on the investigation into a plot to kill Djukanovic.

The Chief Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime said the prosecution had evidence that a criminal organization was formed in Russia, Serbia, Montenegro to commit "a terrorist attack".
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