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AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS
The President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Andrija Mandić, in today's letter to the President of the Constitutional Court, Snežana Armenko, stated that he personally "noted the termination of the function of judge of the Constitutional Court Dragana Đuranović".
- I inform you that in accordance with Article 154 of the Constitution of Montenegro, at the Sixth Session of the Second Regular (Autumn) Session of the Parliament of Montenegro in 2024, held on December 17, 2024, I noted the termination of the function of judge of the Constitutional Court Dragana Đuranović, due to meeting the conditions for old-age pension - the leader of the New Serbian Democracy informs the President of the Constitutional Court in the accompanying letter.
Although he refers to Article 154 of the Constitution, Andrija Mandić or someone who wrote him a statement, has proven in writing that he has not even read the text of the Constitution of Montenegro or that he is not interested in the highest legal act of the state at all!
Because, in the article quoted by Mandić, there is no mention at all of the role of the President of the Parliament in the retirement of judges of the Constitutional Court. On the contrary: the constitutional text precisely defines who and how determines the termination of office or dismissal of a judge of the Constitutional Court.
- The occurrence of reasons for the termination of office or dismissal is determined by the Constitutional Court at a session and informs the Parliament thereof - it is written in the fourth paragraph of Article 154 of the Constitution of Montenegro.
Andrija Mandić's letter is another puzzle in the mosaic of violations of the Constitution, the domination of politics over law and - the usurpation of the Parliament of Montenegro.
Two days ago, the President of the Constitutional Committee Jelena Božović, in direct complicity with the President of the Constitutional Court Snežana Armenko, brutally violated the provisions of the Constitution of Montenegro because the decision to terminate the mandate of Dragana Đuranović was not determined at the session of the Constitutional Court.
Then, by adopting conclusions by majority vote, the Constitutional Committee directly violated Article 154 of the Constitution of Montenegro.
And today, the President of the Parliament Mandić - although he has no constitutional right, and therefore no other rights - "noted" the termination of the function of a judge of the Constitutional Court and in this way violated his own powers and usurped the Parliament of Montenegro.
The parliamentary majority continues to destroy the political system and legal order day after day.
When asked by the media, the Supreme State Prosecutor's Office, headed by Milorad Marković, only stated that "state prosecutors' offices monitor developments and, in accordance with their jurisdiction, react in situations where there is suspicion that a criminal offense has been committed that is prosecuted ex officio".
The Special State Prosecutor's Office, headed by Chief Special Prosecutor Vladimir Novović, a former judge and member of the Judicial Council, did not comment at all to clarify whether the actions of the President of the Constitutional Court Armenko or the President of the Constitutional Committee Božović contain elements of abuse of office, negligent work in the service that discriminates against Judge Đuranović and violates her constitutionally guaranteed rights.
