Two Russian intelligence officers and two opposition politicians were among 13 p...
PODGORICA - Two Russian intelligence officers and two opposition politicians were among 13 people sentenced on Thursday over a 2016 election day plot aimed at toppling Montenegro’s government, killing the prime minister and bringing a pro-Russian alliance to power.
The verdict given in the heavily guarded Montenegro court said that on Oct. 16, 2016, the accused planned to attack state institutions and kill then-Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, who has led the Adriatic country almost continuously, either as prime minister or president, for three decades. Moscow has repeatedly dismissed accusations about their role as absurd. All the accused denied wrongdoing. Under Montenegrin law, they have the right to appeal to the higher court.
“Every member of the criminal organization had a predetermined task and role,” Judge Suzana Mugosa said at the end of the 19 month trial. “All included in the indictment are guilty for attempting an act of terrorism.”
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