(Podgorica, 9 April 2013) – Today MANS analyzed new investigative reports into alleged irregularities in the Central Electoral List that were allegedly carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP), on the basis of complaints submitted by presidential candidate Miodrag Lekic. These reports further confirm our suspicion that the MUP hasn’t even bothered with basic oversight of the Electoral List, but that is has also actively participated in suppressing word of numerous irregularities in this document (identified by Lekic’s initiatives).
That is, all other individuals on the territory of the capital city Podgorica, as well as the examples that we announced yesterday, were registered in the electoral list on the basis of a single document UP I 06209/13113. There is no indication concerning which act we are dealing with, though the MUP’s inspectors see nothing wrong in the fact that this one, single act, according to the case, was adopted on different dates, which is legally impossible.
For instance, according to the new reports we’ve been able to examine, there are people who were registered in the Electoral List prior to the adoption of the act that enabled the the right to be registered. Nevertheless, such a glaring inconsistency does not seem to bother the MUP’s investigators. Thus for instance, Slavica Kato (JMBG: 2001952385015) was registered on 5 March 2013, on the bassi of the UP I 06209/13113 act, which was adopted on 6 March 2013. The exact same facts are to be found in the cases of Milica Labović (JMBG: 1803952155015), Paško Gojčević (JMBG: 0601934215145), Marko Palušević (JMBG: 1704936213007), Miluš Čabarkapa (JMBG: 0605936815188), Momislav Jovetić (JMBG: 0503953230013) and many other citizens in Podgorica.
For all these individuals, MUP retroactively submitted 60 conclusions regarding a change in the listing, stating that they have made mistakes. The MUP’s inspectors, stated that in all these cases they made mistakes and that the dates of their registration were wrong, though they failed to provide the correct dates of registration. Such behaviour on the part of MUP inspectors further proves our claims that a real oversight by inspectors of the complaints filed by Lekic were never carried out.
Similarly, for a number of individuals, there is no indication of when the act on whose basis they received the right to be registered in the Electoral List entered into force, even though information was provided as to when they were registered. This is the case for: Petar Mračević (JMBG: 0907939150000), Milica Ivković (JMBG: 2707939177659), Ljubinka Samardžić (JMBG: 1511939175014), Milojka Stanović (JMBG: 0807932218004), Drana Nikač (JMBG: 2703943215012), Zorka Kruščić (JMBG: 1509948285022), Ljuba Batrović (JMBG: 0511948213006), Stanka Novaković (JMBG: 1708935216512), Đurđina Guzina (JMBG: 0305947219001), Ivo Kostić (JMBG: 2007948714207), Đusta Berišić (JMBG: 0607948215049), Gordana Bijelić (JMBG: 0603948217992), Vasilija Peković (JMBG: 3012948219017), Dragica Peličić (JMBG: 0601948215040) and many others.
From the above, it is clear that the MUP’s investigators, together with the head of this institution, Rasko Konjevic, are seeking to cover-up all the irregularities that exist in the Electoral Lists (instead of trying to uncover such abuses as mandated by the law). Such ultimately illegal and unprofessional behaviour of the MUP’s officials has been repeatedly proven and documented in the reports that they submitted to presidential candidate Lekic by these individuals. In any democratic state, which possess independent institutions, such behaviour on the part of the MUP’s inspectors and the minister in-charge, would be sufficient grounds for prosecutors to immediately initiate an investigation in order to prevent further manipulation of the voter lists.
MANS will continue to analyze all reports filed by MUP in light of the allegations submitted by Lekic.
Attached is a detailed overview of all the problematic cases we’ve covered to date.
