When the police become accomplices to chauvinism and a national holiday turns into a stage for humiliating the country — welcome to Montenegro 2024! Last night’s protest near the Gorica villa was no ordinary gathering of citizens, but a full-blown drama where the police, instead of protecting the people, sided with Andrija Mandić and his chauvinistic spectacle. DPS MP Oskar Huter spares no words: the police brutally beat peaceful protesters, including elderly people and intellectuals, using batons, tear gas, and pepper spray, just so Mandić could enjoy his Greater Serbian feast.
Is this the Montenegro we fought for? July 13, the most sacred date in Montenegrin history, was turned into a disgrace. The police, instead of defending the constitution and the dignity of the state, became a tool for humiliating and institutionalizing chauvinism. Huter recalls horrific events like the Medovina massacre and the killing of 13 people on January 1, when the police showed they didn’t care about citizens’ lives. Last night, they repeated this by protecting only one political faction’s interests and ignoring citizens’ constitutional rights.
This is not just a political problem; it’s a moral catastrophe. Montenegro is a country of free people, but it seems freedom comes at a price — the price of violence and repression. The police, who should protect the people, now beat them and spray tear gas. Who will stop this madness? Or will we watch the country sink into chaos while the government uses batons to silence every dissenting voice? If you have something to say, maybe it’s time to say it — before your voice becomes dangerous to those in power.
