Montenegro parliament strips opposition leader of immunity

Andrija Mandic, leader of opposition Democratic Front alliance, speaks to the media after voting in Podgorica, Montenegro, October 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stevo Vasiljevic

PODGORICA (Reuters) - Montenegro's parliament voted on Wednesday to strip an opposition leader of immunity, paving the way for the public prosecutor to question him as part of an investigation into an alleged Russian-backed plot to overthrow the government.

On election day last October, authorities arrested 20 people accused of planning armed attacks against state institutions and a foiled plot to assassinate of the former Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic in order to bring an opposition figure to power.