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Dritan Abazovic says that the EU-backed court is holding up investigations into Montenegro's president, Milo Djukanovic, and his allies. euronews.com/2021/03/24/mon…

Montenegro’s new government says at least four corruption probes involving President Milo Djukanovic are currently on hold - and that the country’s EU-backed special prosecutor Milovoje Katnic is to blame.

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But lawmakers in Brussels are unlikely to approve of what is being seen by critics of the new government as a witch-hunt against political rivals, Djukanovic included.

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Critics have suggested that the attack on Katnic is the settling of scores by pro-Serbian MPs after Katnic convicted two party members over their involvement in a 2016 coup.

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Meanwhile, Djukanovic’s office maintains that the deputy PM's claims are unfounded.

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