Italy closed the case against the prime minister of Montenegro.

   The court adjourned the Italian town of Bari brought against the Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Djukanovic case of cigarette smuggling. This May 21, said AFP. Case closed due to the fact that Djukanovic has diplomatic immunity.
The Public Prosecutor's Office accused the Montenegrin prime minister that, in the years 1994-2002, he was allegedly illegally gave a citizen of Switzerland Franco Della Tore a license for the import of cigarettes through Montenegro to Italy. Under this license, the Torah has the right to import in Italy, 1000 tons of cigarettes per month.
In the years 1992-1999 Montenegro, led by Djukanovic, was part of Yugoslavia, and subjected to economic sanctions. Then the supply of cigarettes to the EU was for the country, one way of economic survival. In 2003, Djukanovic acknowledged that the republic under its administration the transit of cigarettes, but stated that this action was entirely legal.
After the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1999, Montenegro was part of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. It declared independence 3 June 2006. Djukanovic, in February 2008, was elected Prime Minister of Montenegro, for the fifth time (though in 2006 he tried to withdraw from the policy).