Opposition leaders arrested in Montenegro as chaos breaks out in parliament over freedom of religion law that has sparked protests across the country
Security scuffle at the door of the parliamentary hall after the opposition tried to prevent the vote on a bill on religious freedoms and legal rights of religious organizations in Montenegro's parliament in Podgorica, Montenegro December 27, 2019.
All but three were released Friday morning, with opposition leaders Milan Knezevic, Andrija Mandic and another MP held on accusations of "assaulting an official in the performance of his duties and preventing a policeman from carrying out his duties", police said.The law has become a flashpoint for tensions between the government and the pro-Serb opposition which is close to the Serbian Orthodox Church , Montenegro's main religious body.
When amendments they proposed were rejected, opposition members attempted to set off a firecracker in the parliament hall, destroy microphones and physically attack other politicians, according to an AFP reporter at the scene.The Serbian Orthodox Church, which runs hundreds of medieval monasteries and churches on tracts of valuable land throughout the tiny country, has accused the government of using the law to appropriate church heritage and purloin its assets.
On Thursday, Orthodox priests took part in a demonstration against the legislation in the capital Podgorica, where a heavy police presence was deployed as the parliamentary debate began.
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