Montenegro Coup Plot Trial Adjourned

The trial of 14 suspects charged with plotting to overthrow Montenegro's government and keep the Balkan country out of NATO has been adjourned until September.

Judge Suzana Mugosa announced the decision on July 20, after defense lawyers filed several motions and sought more time to prepare.

Mugosa said the trial would be adjourned until September 6 "in order not to violate the right of the defense."

It began on July 19, but was quickly put on hold over a defense motion to replace the prosecutor.

State authorities say Serbian and Russian nationalists plotted to occupy parliament during October 2016 parliamentary elections, assassinate then-Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, and install a pro-Russia leadership to halt Montenegro's bid to join NATO.

The defendants include lawmakers Andrija Mandic and Milan Knezevic of the opposition Democratic Front, nine...