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.
Press release: Opposition to chair the Security and Defense Committee
27. 11. 2012.
Among all requests submitted by the opposition with regard to the constitution of the working bodies and presiding over them, the chairmanship of the Defence and Security Committee is one of the most necessary and legitimate one. Such solution would finally comply with resolutions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the…
Civic Control of the Police in 2011
14. 09. 2012.
Council for the Civic Control of the Police published a report about its work in 2011. The authors of the report are Aleksandar Sasa Zekovic and Zorana Bacovic. The report consists of three parts. The introductory part offers the general information about the mandate and competences of the Council. The second part offers a brief…
Who Still Cares For the Committee’s Conclusions?
06. 07. 2012.
Supreme State Prosecutor and Administration for Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing didn’t fulfill the obligations, envisaged by the conclusion from the February’s control hearing, conducted by the Security and Defence Committee. They failed to meet the deadline for submitting information about the activities they undertook in examining allegations about the corruption during and…
New research: Secret Surveillance Measures in Criminal Procedure – Neglected Control
05. 04. 2012.
New research conducted by Institute Alternative “Secret Surveillance Measures in Criminal Procedure – Neglected Control” was presented on Wednesday, 4 April 2012 at a press conference. This research is supported by the Parliament of Montenegro, through its Committee for the distribution of funds to NGOs. It represents the second part of the project entitled Democratic…
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…
