Rule of law
The goal of the program is to strengthen the integrity and good governance in the sector of defense and security. Special attention is devoted to democratic and civilian control – parliamentary oversight, internal control, civil and judicial oversight as well as to the control performed by independent instituions in this sector.
Urgently investigate cases of excessive use of authorities by police officer
25. 10. 2015.
Non-governmental organisations MANS, Centre for Civic Education (CCE) and Institute Alternative (IA) strongly condemn police brutality over citizens. We urge Minister of Interior Raško Konjević and Director of Police Directorate Slavko Stojanović to urgently undertake measures against police officers who exceeded official authorities. MANS, CCE and IA assess that publically available video footage, where it…
Press release: Attacks on media and political parties do not contribute to the solution of existent political problems
19. 10. 2015.
We strongly condemn attack on offices of the TV Pink M and premises of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) which took place last night and invite the competent state authorities to urgently identify all the perpetrators and those who mainstreamed this, as well as to undertake the necessary measures in order to adequately punish…
Press release regarding the breakup of the protest
18. 10. 2015.
IA calls upon authorities competent for the oversight of the police work to urgently engage in the control of the police activities during the breakup of the protest This morning, the police has used force to break up the protest of citizens organized in front of the building of the Parliament of Montenegro organized by…
Interview for daily “Dan”: Stevo Muk
22. 08. 2015.
The president of the Managing board of the Institute Alternative, Stevo Muk, has given an interview for the daily newspaper “Dan”. Topics of the interview range from daily political issues, relations in the ruling party coalition, over questions related to the negotiation process with the EU up to some of findings of Institute Alternative in…
Police, Politics, Reforms and Corruption
17. 08. 2015.
The most numerous part of our state administration are police officers and it is a particularly demanding challenge to organise them in order to function effectively and to achieve the expected results. Particularly if we bear in mind the legacy of the ’90s, which has left extremely serious consequences on this institution as a result…
Results of a public opinion survey on perception of citizens on police integrity in Montenegro and in the region
23. 07. 2015.
Yesterday, on Wednesday 22 July, in four capitals in the region, Podgorica, Belgrade, Sarajevo and Pristina, were presented the results of a survey on the integrity of police, made according to the same methodology in order to be comparable. The Surveys, for purposes of our network POINTPULSE, was conducted by Ipsos Strategic Marketing, according to…
