Milan Knežević
Montenegro Opposition Leader Urges More Protests Over Religion Law
Knezevic, a fierce critic of the three-decade-long rule of Djukanovic, was one of two Front leaders, along with Andrija Mandic, convicted in the first-instance ruling of involvement in a failed coup in 2016, which the authorities claim originated in Russia. They have appealed their sentences.
Protesters in Montenegro Split Over Controversial Businessman’s Role
People protest against populist President Milo Djukanovic in Podgorica, Montenegro, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC
Montenegro: Opposition MP taken from parliament to prison
Medojevic was taken from the Assembly to the Spuz prison, near Podgorica.
Medojevic was jailed on the order of the president of the Higher Court Boris Savic, because he has been for several months refusing to give a statement in a case against him.