Thousands of residents of Montenegrin Pljevlja are preventing the deportation of a Serbian priest
The Djukanovic regime is trying to expel the Stavrophor Archpriest Sasa Janjic, beloved by his flock, from the country for his beliefs, taking advantage of the fact that he does not have Montenegrin citizenship.
Balkan media reported this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Serbian priest Sasa Janjic, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who served for twenty years in Montenegrin Pljevlja and enjoys the love of pasta, was today banned by the Montenegrin authorities from staying in the country, which he must leave within the next seven days. In turn, according to the law, the priest has the right to appeal this decision within five days from the date of its adoption.
The police hand over the deportation decision to Father Saša Janjic.
“I will use the right to appeal this decision as well,” Janich told Kurir. – It was me, not my family, who was denied a stay in Montenegro. I have a big personal battle ahead of me, as well as a big battle for the churches in Montenegro. In my opinion, at least 11 or 12 of my colleagues, priests of this area, will soon find themselves in the same situation and will be denied permission to stay in Montenegro. The police explained the deportation by saying that I do not have registration and a work visa, although I have been living here for 20 years.”
Several thousand residents of Pljevlja came to the border police station to prevent the priest from being deported from the country. The day before, they did not sleep and were on duty near the Church of St. George in Guk to support the priest. Sasa Janjic is known as an ascetic and preacher; he built and renovated several churches in this area, located in the north of Montenegro. He lived in Pljevlja with his wife and two daughters; his son died in childhood and was buried there.
With the beginning of the SOC protests against the discriminatory Montenegrin “Law on Freedom of Religion,” Sasa Janjic took an active part in organizing protest lithiums - prayers and religious processions.
And near the temple where Janjic served, a 200-meter Serbian flag was stretched.
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