Six MANS activists who were illegaly arrested and detained, filed lawsuit to the Basic court in Podgorica against the state for damages for violation of personal rights. At the end of June this year MANS activists were arrested and detained by the police for a period of 6 hours, just because they publicly rebeled PDV increase which once again shift corruption cost on the citizens.
The lawsuit points on the brutal violation of basic human rights encuraged by the leaders MUP and police, who provided support and stimulus for the same actions in the future. The police not only arrested them without giving any reason for their arrest and detainment, nor it did it more then a month later since decided to do so in the presence of media. Moreover, the only official police stand was and remains the stand of its director, which was supported by the Minister of the interior, that the arrest was lawful and reasonable, even after the MUP internal control established abuse of power.
Evidence was presented to the court from which it confirms that the police violated several fundamental human rights garanteed by the Constitution and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, namely: the right to a legal remedy against the decision of the arbitrary deprivation of liberty, the right to liberty and security, right to defense, the right to prompt notice of the reasons for arrest, the right to notice of the nature and cause of the accusation, the right to an independent tribunal, the right to the presumption of innocence, the right to freedom of expression and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
In addition, the police acted in contrary to Article 3 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which prohibits inhuman treatment and punishment, and which obliges the state to implement an effective investigation which should identify and punish those who are responsible.
In all mentioned human rights that belong to activists of MANS police arbitrarily interfered, without giving any explanation and without giving any legitimate objective which would at least try to justify repressive measures undertaken.
The lawsuit also points to the relevant attitudes and binding of specific judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, which we expect to be implemented into decision by the deciding court. Anything else would be continuing the practice of approval and encouragement to the persecution of those who fight against corruption and organized crime.
With this suit MANS is trying once again to point out on the responsibility of the highest officials of the Ministry of interior and the police that are hiding behind the police officer who carried out their orders, while they protected those who have been robbing the state for years and those who stand guard for them. Therefore, the police director in general sense said that the reason of arrest existed and ordered that arrests will be done again if someone rebels against a similar reason.
Because neither he, nor the minister know under what legal basis would such arrest be subsumed and it is obvious that such police behavior is a violation of basic human rights.
I recall that the judges who are appointed and dismissed by the Government and therefore do not provide the minimum guarantees nor the possibility of independent court system, against the activists MANS will have up to 16 infringement proceedings because they dared to publicly oppose the PDV increase, while no one has yet been held accountable for the damages caused to the budget of several hundred euro.
MANS will inform the public about the court action filed by the complaint, as well as the actions of judges in misdemeanor proceedings which MANS and all free citizens are under pressure to stop protests against corruption by those with the executive power.
MANS Attorney
Veselin Radulovic, a lawer
