{"id":196776,"date":"2025-12-30T16:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=196776"},"modified":"2025-12-30T16:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:30:24","slug":"drama-in-montenegro-residents-and-the-president-of-the-municipality-of-zeta-arrested-at-protest-against-construction-of-wastewater-treatment-plant-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/drama-in-montenegro-residents-and-the-president-of-the-municipality-of-zeta-arrested-at-protest-against-construction-of-wastewater-treatment-plant-video\/","title":{"rendered":"DRAMA IN MONTENEGRO: Residents and the President of the Municipality of Zeta Arrested at Protest Against Construction of Wastewater Treatment Plant! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The protest of residents of Botun in Zeta, Montenegro, against the construction of a wastewater treatment plant reached a climax this morning with the arrest of demonstrators by Montenegrin police in an operation described by the media as \u201cdramatic.\u201d Residents of the Zeta village physically shielded the President of the Municipality of Zeta, Mihailo Asanovi\u0107, to prevent his arrest, while the president of the Democratic People\u2019s Party, Milan Kne\u017eevi\u0107, voluntarily entered a police van to express solidarity with the arrested citizens, RTCG reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Representatives of the city of Podgorica arrived early this morning, around four o\u2019clock, with machinery in Botun in order to begin work on the construction of the facility. However, residents prevented them from approaching the site. The police were notified and soon arrived at the scene, RTCG reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shortly after 8 a.m., arrests of citizens began. The police detained Municipality President Asanovi\u0107, while DNP leader Milan Kne\u017eevi\u0107 was with the residents on the ground and said he would not give up the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Pripadnici Interventne jedinice policije po\u010deli su privo\u0111enje mje\u0161tana koji su sjedjeli na lokaciji gdje je planirana gradnja postrojenja za pre\u010di\u0161\u0107avanje otpadnih voda.<br>.<br>.<br>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rtcg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rtcg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/botun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#botun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zeta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zeta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kolektor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kolektor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/podgorica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#podgorica<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/policija?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#policija<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nxqxk8KcYv\">pic.twitter.com\/nxqxk8KcYv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RTCG (@RTCGme) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RTCGme\/status\/2005911511328329996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Kne\u017eevi\u0107 rejected the police request to exit the police van that he had entered voluntarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, the van works, but the problem is that I am in the van,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents announced the continuation of gatherings and mentioned, as reported by RTCG, a roundabout toward Podgorica Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the police action, they sat on the parcel designated for construction, singing and chanting \u201cThis is Zeta,\u201d as well as \u201cArrest Zvicer.\u201d They also accused Deputy Prime Minister Aleksa Be\u010di\u0107 of betrayal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement to assembled media representatives, Kne\u017eevi\u0107 said that \u201caround 500 police officers have arrived who will arrest citizens,\u201d stressing that he would offer no resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will sit on our Zeta land, and let Montenegro and the entire public see that an entire village has been arrested because it opposed a highly corrupt contract. It is more than obvious here that someone took money, and because of that the citizens of Botun should be arrested,\u201d Kne\u017eevi\u0107 said before the arrests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kne\u017eevi\u0107 emphasized that the citizens were prepared for this, and told those who issued the order that they would be left with a \u201cblackened face forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Lider DNP Milan Kne\u017eevi\u0107 je kazao da \u0107e nakon zavr\u0161etka kako je kazao agonije institucija u Botunu, pokrenuti na predsjedni\u0161tvu stranke inicijativu da iza\u0111u iz ove Vlasti.<br>.<br>.<br>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/rtcg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#rtcg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tvcg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tvcg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/milanknezevic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#milanknezevic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/liderdnp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#liderdnp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/botun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#botun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/zeta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#zeta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Obn0S5t3mm\">pic.twitter.com\/Obn0S5t3mm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RTCG (@RTCGme) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RTCGme\/status\/2005915654147215672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mayor of Podgorica, Sa\u0161a Mujovi\u0107, had earlier said that the messages from the European Union are clear \u2013 the start of construction of the wastewater treatment plant cannot be further postponed, nor is a change of location possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe best and strongest message is that response from the EU to certain statements that were heard, that we could postpone construction, that we could relocate the site. I think the EU and its position were extremely clear and correspond to what we have been saying, which is that we must begin work by December 31 if we want to avoid penalties and damage, and that changing the location is not possible because we would thereby jeopardize the closing of Chapter 27 and its closure within the prescribed timeframe,\u201d Mujovi\u0107 stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/it-is-time-to-fulfill-the-promise-he-held-the-seriously-ill-milica-vucic-in-his-arms-12-years-ago-and-today-she-is-protesting-in-front-of-the-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cIT IS TIME TO FULFILL THE PROMISE\u201d: He held the seriously ill Milica Vu\u010di\u0107 in his arms 12 years ago, and today she is protesting in front of the Government!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/who-took-the-weapons-out-of-serbia-zastava-revolvers-with-ministry-of-interior-markings-are-being-sold-on-the-american-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WHO TOOK THE WEAPONS OUT OF SERBIA?: Zastava revolvers with Ministry of Interior markings are being sold on the American market!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/nis-received-a-new-american-license-negotiations-on-the-russian-share-are-allowed-but-not-business-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NIS RECEIVED A NEW AMERICAN LICENSE: Negotiations on the Russian share are allowed, but not business operations!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/a-million-dollars-for-the-most-vulnerable-the-ana-and-vlade-divac-foundation-achieved-its-humane-goal-they-helped-more-than-10000-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE: The Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation achieved its humane goal, they helped more than 10,000 people!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/hilarious-comedy-arrives-in-america-montenegrin-in-bed-is-my-life-story-that-is-why-the-play-is-so-funny-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HILARIOUS COMEDY ARRIVES IN AMERICA!: \u201cMontenegrin in bed\u201d is my life story, that is why the play is so funny! 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