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.
Agency for National Security and secret surveillance measures – is there a control?
11. 02. 2012.
New research, named “Agency for National Security and secret surveillance measures – is there a control?”, conducted by Institute Alternative was presented at the press conference on Friday, February 10, 2012. The research was supported by the Parliament of Montenegro and it is a part of project on possibilities and limitations of democratic and civil…
Surveillance measures restricting human rights
01. 03. 2011.
Democratic control of ANB’s measures necessary Secret surveillance in any form represent a restriction of human rights and MPs must act on amending the Law on National Security Agency (ANB), which refers to the process of their approval, stated Stevo Muk, from the Institute Alternative. He said that certain amendments to the Law on ANB…
Plan of parliamentary oversight should be adopted
13. 02. 2011.
Institute Alternative invited members of the Parliamentary Committee for Security and Defence to adopt the annual plan of parliamentary oversight, prescribed by the Law on Parliamentary Oversight of the Security and Defense Sector. According to the Law, parliamentary oversight is performed regularly according to the annual plan adopted by the Committee and extraordinary, if necessary:…
Only DPS is content
09. 08. 2010.
Stevo Muk claims the parliamentary oversight of the security sector to be weak Podgorica – In carrying out the control and oversight of the security sector, results of the Parliament, its Committee for Security and Defense, are still weak, although there is some progress, states President of Institute Alternative’s Managing Board Stevo Muk. “While heads…
ANB has an obligation towards the public
05. 07. 2010.
Law on National Security Agency (ANB) provides that the session of the Parliamentary Committee that will discuss its annual report for 2009 is completely closed for public. However, there is no valid reason that most of the aforementioned report on the work of ANB is made available to the public. This includes disclosure of information…
The opposition MPs refused to perform control of the ANB
15. 03. 2010.
Opposition MPs from the Committee for Defense and Security have missed the opportunity to obtain insight into the legality of the exercise of one of the most controversial functions of any intelligence service, including the National Security Agency (ANB). However, after the Committee members from the ruling majority realized insight into ANB work, the Committee…
