Montenegrin Court Convicts All 14 Defendants Of Plotting Pro-Russia Coup

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Montenegrin Court Convicts All 14 Defendants Of Plotting Pro-Russia Coup

PODGORICA -- Montenegro's High Court has convicted a group of 14 Russians, Serbs, and Montenegrins on terrorism charges and creating a criminal organization as part of an October 2016 attempted coup aimed at derailing the country's NATO membership bid.

In a pair of posts on Twitter following the verdict, the Montenegrin government commented that "the judiciary has shown its adherence to its constitutional position of autonomy and resilience against every kind of pressure and external influence."

"Montenegro has once again shown that its statehood and independence rest on solid foundations of the rule of law, which no one can or will be able to shake," the government statement said.

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