Country | MN |
Name and Surname | Slobodan Doknic |
Gender | Male |
Date | 20/01/2022 |
City / Location | Niksic |
Type of incident | Actual attacks on journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Type of media | Radio and television |
Media name | TVCG |
Source | http://www.rtcg.me/ |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
What was journalists' association reaction | SMCG strongly condemned the attack |
Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police |
Slobodan Doknic, the correspondent of TVCG, was attacked on January 20, 2022, in Niksic, during the protest of the citizens in the sign of “keeping the electoral will from August 30”. Doknic was reporting from the protest, when, as can be seen in the video published on the RTCG portal, an unknown man approached him, preventing him from performing his work task. As it is stated, he verbally attacked Doknic, and then pluck him. He also asked Doknic to delete the recordings and tried to take away his phone. Doknic gave a statement to the police about the mentioned event.
The day after the attack, Doknic told the RTCG portal that shortly after the attack he received an apology from the man who attacked him, and that he accepted the apology.
The competent prosecutor declared that the actions contained elements of the criminal offense of coercion. The court proceedings began in March.