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Montenegro Sentences Crypto Fugitive to Four Months in Jail
Police officers escort South Korean crypto mogul Do Kwon (C) in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC
On March 23, Do Kwon and Han Chang-Joon, a senior executive at Chai, a mobile payment provider, were arrested at Podgorica airport trying to board a private flight to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with falsified travel documents from Costa Rica.
US, South Korea, Both Seek Crypto Fraudster’s Extradition From Montenegro
Police officers escort South Korean crypto mogul Do Kwon (R) in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC
Bomber’s Attack on Montenegrin Court Prompts Calls for Tighter Security
Police tape near the Basic Court building in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: BIRN/Jelena Jovanovic.
Police reported that the man with the initials M.B. activated a hand-grenade at the entrance of the Basic Court building.
Police are still investigating why he activated the hand-grenade. Media reported that he had been arrested for attacking police officers and drug trafficking.
A Man Killed 11 People after a Family Dispute in Montenegro
Eleven people were killed in an attack in the Montenegrin town of Cetinje, which took place after a family dispute on Friday evening, BTA reported, citing the Associated Press.
The police killed the attacker after a shootout with him.
Another 6 people were injured in the attack, including a policeman, the law enforcement authorities said.
Montenegro ‘Should Expect’ More False Bomb Threats
An elementary school in Podgorica closed after a false bomb threat. Photo: BIRN/Samir Kajosevic
Schools and some municipal buildings in Montenegro were closed and evacuated on Wednesday in response to the latest anonymous bomb threat; they have plagued the country since the end of March.
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Montenegro Police Protect Activist From Russian Nationalist’s Threats
Founder of Russian ultra-nationalist online group 'Male State', Vladislav Pozdnyakov, on a beach in Montenegro. Photo:Telegram/Vladislav Pozdnyakov
On Wednesday Zekovic filed charges against Pozdnyakov after he posted on the Telegram group that Zekovic "will pay for his lies".
Pro-Russian Bikers in Montenegro Want pro-Ukrainian Rally Stopped
A member of the motorcycle club 'Night Wolves' at a wreath-laying ceremony for Soviet soldiers in WWII in Dresden, Germany. Photo: EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
The pro-Kremlin biker club called on the Montenegrin Ministry of Interior to prohibit the gathering in Podgorica, warning it could provoke incidents.
Media: Djukanovic postpones elections?
According to the Montenegrin media, Djukanovic can do it in the same way as he did two years ago in the case of Tivat - by changing his decision.
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Montenegro’s ‘Blocked’ Government Faces No-Confidence Motion
Montenegrin PM Zdravko Krivokapic and Deputy PM Dritan Abazovic during the Independence Day celebration in Podgorica. Photo: Government of Montenegro
The motion was signed by 31 MPs from Black on White and Milo Djukanovic's opposition Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, Social Democrats, minority parties and the Social Democratic Party.
Serbian Church Enthronement Sparks Clashes in Montenegro
Serbian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Joanikije is enthroned in Cetinje Monastery, Montenegro. Photo: Serbian Orthodox Church
Police used tear gas to break up the protests, while media reported that the former head of the police, Veselin Veljovic, was among those arrested.