Minister of European affairs Aleksandar Andrija Pejovic resigned from the position in the Government and prime minister Dusko Markovic accepted his resignations in yesterday’s Cabinet sitting. However it is not clear whether Pejovic will return money he illegally received for performing his duties.
Pejovic sent a letter to Markovic, in which he informed the PM that he resigned citing moral reasons. He resigned after the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (ASK) established he couldn’t be ambassador and minister at the same time, since that was in violation of several laws and the Constitution.
The minister also added that he would certainly use the legal remedy and seek his right within the legally prescribed procedure, firmly convinced that he did not violate the law on any grounds cited in the agency’s decision.
“As a responsible citizen, respecting the activities of Montenegrin institutions, I decided to act in this way in order to relax the government and myself of the pressure that arose after the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption adopted its decision,” Pejovic explained.
Institute Alternative president Stevo Muk says that Pejovic should return the money he had received from the budget based on unlawful decision on merging public functions
ASK established that Pejovic received €3,160 a month since May 2017. On those grounds, he received €28,518 so far.
