Montenegro's Justice Ministry

Montenegro Commemorates Family Murdered While Fleeing Bosnia

Published by Balkan Insight on Thu, 07/06/2023 - 15:08

The commemoration near the town of Pluzine on Thursday. Photo: Youth Initiative for Human Rights.

The three Bosniaks were murdered in the Piva River canyon near Pluzine after escaping from the Serb-held town of Foca in eastern Bosnia.

The killers were members of the Bosnian Serb Army's Dragan Nikolic special unit.

Montenegro Denies Russian Rocker Escaped from Jail

Published by Balkan Insight on Wed, 03/15/2017 - 08:29

Montenegro's Justice Ministry has dismissed stories posted on social media by controversial Russian heavy metal bandleader Sergey 'Pauk' Troitsky claiming that he escaped from a jail in Podgorica.

Trotsky, who leads the group Korrozia Mettala, wrote on Facebook on March 6 that he escaped from "a secret underground prison" in Montenegro.

Germany Pledges to Extradite Kalic to Montenegro

Published by Balkan Insight on Fri, 07/03/2015 - 11:26

The German authorities have approved the extradition to Montenegro of the suspected drug trafficker Safet Kalic, Montenegro's Justice Ministry confirmed on Thursday.

Following his arrest in Austria in October 2014, Kalic was extradited to Germany to face drugs charges there - while Montenegro also sought his extradition.