RTCG – Radio Television of Montenegro

Published by M.L.B.

ULCINJ

The Montenegrin-Primorska Metropolis (MCP) held today a liturgy, but not as planned on the remains of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Svač, Ulcinj. The police organized a meeting to prevent possible incidents as several citizens of Ulcinj spontaneously gathered in Svač.

The incident did not occur. Police management has denied allegations by some media that the Montenegrin metropolis Primorska (MCP) has held a liturgy on the remains of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Svač, in the municipality of Ulcinj. , and announced that she banned the meeting. "After the liturgy, the clergy of the MCP had dissolved, the police had operated preventively, and until now, there were no incidents," the statement said . banned the holding of this rally on the remains of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Svač, which is the cultural and archaeological property of Montenegro because it was not reported. "

" Also relevant to the Ministry of Culture because there was operational information that could lead to violations of public order and peace, "the statement said.

It was reported that police provided this locality this morning and did not allow the liturgy to be maintained, so the liturgy of the MCP was held twenty meters from this site

"Police prevented the operation and makes sure that there are no incidents. The police will monitor the situation and events of the day, "the statement said.

The Metropolitanate says that the liturgy is traditionally held on this site and that today, 15 people led by members of the Parliament of Ulcinj suddenly appeared

and we think that all this was only a political affair, a local politician who would have liked to have a political point in his own turnout, "said Sinisa Smiljić, a steamer from Ulcinj.

On the other hand, Councilor Hadži Sulejmani states that the citizens gathered spontaneously, explaining and for what reasons.

"They do not forbid anyone to visit this old city as the cultural heritage of all citizens, regardless of their faith. The people of this region were a tendentious gathering of the Montenegrin-Littoral metropolis, so, as their representative, I joined the Ulcinj Municipal Assembly in the field with the intention to explain this dissatisfaction of the citizens to the organizers. I believe that the bad intention of any religion is to represent the Old City as its property. Sulejmani said he had a correct conversation with representatives of the Montenegrin-coastal metropolis, and that the liturgy stood at a distance of 20 meters from the remains of the temple