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Montenegro Clears Defendants Accused of Tunnelling into Court Storage
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Balkan Insight
The tunnel into the court storage room, which was about 30 metres long.
All seven people accused of digging a tunnel into the underground depot of the Higher Court in Montenegro’s capital and stealing evidence were acquitted on Friday in a first-instance verdict.
Investigators determined that the tunnel, which led into the court depot, had been dug from late July 2023.
Explaining the ruling, the court stated there was no evidence that the accused committed the crimes of criminal association and aggravated theft.
It was also noted that no DNA was found in the tunnel, or inside the High Court’s depot, and the court could not conclude that the accused had dug the tunnel.