Montenegro prosecutor's office faces delays and reforms amid organized‑crime concerns

Montenegro’s parliamentary committee on the political system, judiciary and administration examined the 2025 work report of the Prosecutor’s Council and the State Attorney’s Office. Chief State Prosecutor Milorad Marković highlighted the relocation of the Special and Supreme Prosecutorates to a renovated government building, the need for victim‑support services, and space constraints in Bar and Herceg Novigrad. He announced a central information system for digitalising prosecutorial work, expected to be operational by early 2027, and noted a rise in organized‑crime cases nationwide. Marković also pointed to cooperation agreements with prosecutors in South American countries, aiming to combat transnational crime and drug trafficking.

At the same time, the NGO Institut alternativa warned that investigations launched on the basis of findings by the State Audit Institution (DRI) have been lingering for years. Of the 52 cases derived from DRI reports, many remain in the investigative phase, with some investigations lasting up to 13 years, such as a state‑guarantee case involving KAP. The NGO called on legislators to demand detailed answers about the length of these inquiries and the actions taken, describing the prolonged durations as a serious problem in securing timely prosecutorial outcomes for public‑money management issues.