Original sentence: As of late December 2019, the newly proclaimed religion law or officially Law on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the Legal Status of Religious Communities, which de-jure transfers the ownership of church buildings and estates built before 1918 (when the Montenegrin state was abolished) from the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro to the Montenegrin state, sparked a series of massive protests followed with road blockages which continued to February 2020.Eighteen members of the parliament (opposition Democratic Front MPs) were arrested prior to the voting, under the charge for violently disrupting the vote.Some church officials were attacked by the police (including bishop Metodije) and a number of journalists, opposition activists and protesting citizens were arrested