The President of the Serb Republic, Milorad Dodik, told the daily newspaper Vijesti that he had been informed by his friends, “close to people in Montenegro,” that Podgorica was working to prevent Interpol from issuing a warrant for him. In response to statements from Montenegro’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which denied government involvement, Dodik said that “serious people” he respects, who are close to influential figures in Montenegro, had conveyed this information to him.
Montenegro’s Foreign Minister, Ervin Ibrahimovic, rejected Dodik’s claims, asserting that the Montenegrin Government and diplomats had not taken any action to prevent an Interpol warrant.
The National Central Bureau (NCB) Interpol in Podgorica also clarified that it had not communicated with Interpol’s General Secretariat regarding Dodik’s case, as its authority only extends to matters involving Montenegrin citizens. Additionally, they confirmed that Montenegro currently does not have a Liaison Officer at Interpol’s General Secretariat in Lyon.
