January 19 (SeeNews) - The European Union's judicial cooperation unit Eurojust has said it appointed Jelena Lucic Djaletic as liaison prosecutor for Montenegro.
Djaletic officially took up her duties on December 4, Eurojust said in a statement earlier this week.
"I am very pleased to be the first liaison prosecutor for Montenegro at Eurojust. Given the caseload with the EU countries, cooperation will be beneficial in both directions. I am looking forward to liaising with my colleagues in organised crime cases from and towards Montenegro," Djaletic said in the statement.
In this way, Montenegro joins the USA, Norway and Switzerland as the fourth country with a liaison prosecutor seconded to Eurojust, the judicial cooperation unit said.
Since 2015, Djaletic has been a prosecutor at the High State Prosecutor’s Office in Podgorica, Montenegro, after serving as Secretary since 2014.
Eurojust and Montenegro signed a cooperation agreement in May 2016. Under the terms of the agreement, Montenegro may second a liaison prosecutor to Eurojust. Liaison prosecutors facilitate judicial cooperation between the competent authorities of the EU member states and third countries.