Bishop stopped at Montenegrin border 28 August 2007 | 11:58 | Source: B92, Beta PODGORICA -- The Montenegrin border police once again prevented SPC Bishop Filaret from entering the country.
The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) dignitary was met at the border by 30 police officers and was told that he could not enter Montenegro because his name is on the Hague Tribunal's list of people suspected of aiding war crimes fugitives indicted by the court. Bishop Filaret asked to have the ruling barring him from the country in writing, along with the Hague's list, but the police were not able to oblige him. He returned to his Prijepolje-based monastery and said that he would be back at the border at 1 p.m,. at which time he would begin a hunger strike. Church goers were called on to join the bishop in support today at the border, but none appeared. After being denied access to Montenegro, Filaret gave a statement to journalists calling on Serbia, Montenegro and the Hague Tribunal to launch an investigation to confirm his involvement in the harboring the fugitives. He said that if exonerated, he would then ask to have his “human, religious and national rights” returned. Filaret was already turned back once on August 20 at which time Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović advised him to give up on his attempts to enter that country and stop creating unnecessary problems for the Montenegrin police. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society-article.php?yyyy=2007&mm=08&dd=28&nav_category=113&nav_id=43334
