Montenegro sues singer Danica Crnogorcevic: She sang "altered" version of national anthem on Christmas Eve

Some did not like this version of the song, which is why it is possible that the participants will be fined

The singer of ethnic and spiritual music, Danica Crnogorcevic, sang the Montenegrin anthem "Oj svijetla majska zoro" in front of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Podgorica on January 6, during Orthodox Christmas Eve.

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Namely, she performed the song with a slightly different text, that talks about the common heroic past and the brotherhood of Serbia and Montenegro.

The lyrics that Danica sang contained no offensive parts regarding the Montenegrin nation, and one bit that she "added" was the line, "You are the only one left for the freedom of the Serbdom."

However, some did not like this version of the song, which is why it is possible that the participants will be fined as much as 20,000 euros.

Namely, it is stated that the singer can be fined from 300 to 2,000 euros, while the SPC, the Serbian Orthodox Church, as the organizer of the event, can be liable for a misdemeanor and be forced to pay a fine ranging from 1,000 to 20,000 euros, Montenegrin media report.

The verses Danica sang originate from the 19th century, which means that this is actually the original, unchanged version of the anthem, so many say that Montenegro's authorities have no grounds for a lawsuit.

Serbian cabinet minister Rade Basta also reacted to all this.

"After the attacks and condemnations to which Danica Crnogorcevic has been subjected just because she sang the song in its original version, I want to say: Dear Mr. Dusko Markovic (former Montenegrin PM, now MP), if you and your views were worth anything, you would not be an ex. Leave the woman alone, you should be ashamed of yourself," he wrote.

(Telegraf.rs)