Police Directorate

Police in Montenegro on Friday arrested the mother and cousin of a leader of the opposition Democratic Front, Milan Knezevic. Media reports said that retired teacher Ratka Knezevic, 70, was detained at the family home in the village of Mojanovici, near the capital, Podgorica. 

The Montenegrin Culture Ministry said that the country has become the subject of an organised "disinformation campaign" since it adopted controversial legislation on religion which has angered Serbian Orthodox believers.

Police in Montenegro arrested the editors of two local news websites, IN4S and Borba, on suspicion of causing panic and public disorder in connection with reports of an explosion.

The assistant director of the Montenegrin Police Directorate, Nikola Janjusevic, said after the killing of the police officer on Sunday that the attackers must face justice.

Montenegro border police officer Milutin Lekovic was shot in the head in the resort town of Igalo, not far from Croatia, during the arrest of three foreign nationals who did not have any documents.

Montenegro on Wednesday extradited Sasa Sindjelic, a former protected witness in the Montenegro "Coup Plot" trial, to Croatia, where he is to serve a jail sentence over an unrelated case.

It previously arrested Sindjelic, a Serbian national, on the basis of an Interpol "red notice" submitted by Croatia.

The Sofia Library marks the 140th anniversary of the announcement of Sofia as the capital of Bulgaria together with the students and lecturers of the Sofia High School of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy.

Media associations in Montengero have criticised the country's Police Directorate for demanding a list of journalists covering organised crime.

Police say they need the information to assess whether reporters are under threat.

The Police Directorate of Athens International Airport on Friday held a special seminar for airport workers who are responsible for inspecting travel documents.

The seminar, part of which was conducted by experts from Germany, was attended by 120 people, among them air carrier employees, ground crews and airport staff.

In a massive police operation last week, 11 people were detained on the territory of the Directorate-General of the Ministry of Interior - Plovdiv, 6 pre-trial proceedings were instituted, 4 acts were issued.

This was announced by the press office of the Police Directorate in the city.

The robber who escaped after spending 14 hours in a cupboard - even defecating inside it - as police officers from six departments searched for him in the apartment, the block and the neighborhood, could serve as a parable for many of our society's problems.