Mikić says that with the European Commission's position on the two aforementioned laws, all accusations by the authorities that anyone who criticized these solutions is against the European Union have definitely fallen on deaf ears.
"On the contrary, defending European standards means advocating for: legality, transparency, protection of human rights and protection of personal data. The attempts of the ruling majority to use the European agenda for manipulative purposes are shameful," Mikić emphasized.
He notes that it was clear to everyone from the beginning that the proposed laws on the ANB and internal affairs with amendments were aimed at reaching the party commission, to apply the laws retroactively, and thus to leave people without jobs, without the right to defense and without the right to appeal, to interfere with the personal data of citizens and numerous other controversial provisions of the aforementioned laws that are not in line with European norms and principles.
"This clearly shows how much the government is manipulating the European agenda for its own political goals. If they continue to push through these laws, despite the warning from the European Commission, they will prove that they do not care about European standards and the credibility of Montenegro. After such a reaction, the only thing left is for the Government to withdraw the laws on the National Security Agency and internal affairs from the procedure and first harmonize them with the EU acquis, and only then, through a transparent and inclusive approach, put them back into the procedure," concluded URE MP Zoran Mikić.
