Montenegro: Defence Minister must end campaign of intimidation against lawyer Veselin Radulovic
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the public statements of the Minister of Defence of Montenegro, Dragan Krapovic, accusing lawyer Veselin Radulovic of being part of an organized crime team and threatening him with retaliation in connection with...
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