Ivica Stankovic

Two Montenegrin watchdogs, the Civic Alliance and the Alternative Institute, on Wednesday urged the government and police to clarify the actions of an anti-terrorist unit called the SAJ, which was reportedly involved in a night club brawl over the weekend during a raid.

Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic on Monday sent a letter to Supreme State Prosecutor Ivica Stankovic, asking him to instruct the State Special Prosecution not to demand the detention of opposition leader Nebojsa Medojovic.

The Montenegrin parliament's security committee will hold extraordinary session on Tuesday to examine whether police used excessive force at opposition rallies over the weekend.

The Montenegrin Interior Minister on Wednesday said an ex-judge, Milivoje Katnic, would head up the country's new organised crime-busting department, creating conditions for the police and the prosecution to show better results in the fight against this scourge.

By the end of month, Montenegro will appoint a chief special prosecutor for organized crime and corruption, war crimes and human trafficking - as part of a drive to prove that it is worthy of membership of the European Union.

The Montenegrin Supreme State Prosecutor, Ivica Stankovic, on Wednesday ordered an investigation into allegations of abuse of state resources and office by the Social Democratic Party, SDP, ahead of the 2012 general elections.

Opposition MPs in Montenegro on Monday submitted amendments to the conflict of interest law, aiming to tighten up checks on official's secret assets.

The parliamentary anti-corruption committee on Monday questioned Interior Minister Rasko Konjevic, the supreme state prosecutor Ivica Stankovic and director of public procurement Mersud Mujevic about the constriction of the police building in Podgorica.

The Montenegrin Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday ruled that its new boss, Ivica Stankovic, has committed no criminal offences in the past related to bribery.

For two months, the prosecution has probed Stankovic's affairs after two opposition politicians accused him of bribery.

After an 18-month delay and four failed votes in parliament, Montenegrin MPs looked set on Tuesday to finally elect a new Supreme State Prosecutor.

Supreme Court Judge Ivica Stankovic was tipped to take over as head of the state prosecution office, tasked with cracking down on organized crime and corruption - on which the European Union wishes to see much more progress.