The cooperative witness in the attempted coup case on 16 October 2016, Aleksandar Sasa Sindjelic, claims that the Russian citizen Eduard Shishmakov (Shirokov) had a scheme of the Parliament building in order to be able to know where the groups, who were supposed to take power by force, could enter it, Pobjeda newspaper reports.
Sindjelic said this testifying before the prosecutor about an organised crime group formed by Shishmakov and Vladimir Popov. He stated that Shishmakov had been familiar with the movement of the group that had been ready to breach into Parliament and remain there 48 hours and take power.
As he said, the highest prize would be awarded to those who would arrest former PM Milo Djukanovic. Shishmakov offered a special prize for the person who would film that.
He said that he met Shishmakov in 2014. The prosecutor’s order to conduct an investigation refers to a total of 25 people on suspicion that they committed the criminal offense of creating a criminal organisation and terrorism in the attempt.
Montenegrin authorities issued a warrant against Ananije Nino Nikic, DF’s translator/interpreter, on suspicion that he was part of the logistics network, which was supposed to permanently destabilise Montenegro after the closing of polling stations. Predrag Bogicevic and Nemanja Ristic were in charge of the recruitment of members of criminal organizations. They were supposed to organise the arrival of the people to DF rally and “to cause a conflict with police officers along with politicians gathered at the rally and forcibly enter the Parliament. They were supposed to stay there at least 48 hours and proclaim election victory of DF and other opposition parties”. Special Prosecutor’s Office has asked the colleagues from Serbia to extradite Ristic and Bogicevic. They were suspected of being tasked with bringing the groups that would be willing to cause chaos in front of the Parliament. The Montenegrin authorities’ extradition request has been rejected. Mirko Velimirovic, a key man for exposing the criminal group, got a suspended sentence.
Nikola Djuric, Sinisa Cetkovic, Aleksandar Curovic, Dejan Stanojevic and Ivica Matic signed plea bargains with the prosecutor’s office. They agreed to spend five months in prison. Serbian citizens Aleksandar Aleksic, Milos Acimovic and Perica Andric admitted in the courtroom of the High Court on 17 February that they belonged to the criminal organization. According to their statements, the plan was to breach into the Parliament building and wait for further instructions if DF lost the elections. They were sentenced to five months in prison for creating a criminal organisation. Former commander of the Serbian Gendarmerie Bratislav Dikic, Branko Milic, Dragan Maksic, Srboljub Djordjevic and Milan Dusic have been remanded in custody, as well as DF leader Andrija Mandic’s driver Mihailo Cadjenovic.
