Actual attacks on journalists, Ana Raičković, Podgorica, 10.11.2024.

TUMM •︎ 10/11/2024

Actual attacks on journalists, Ana Raičković, Podgorica, 10.11.2024.

Translations: Podgorica 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Podgorica
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Ana Raičković

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Pobjeda
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/crna-hronika/732124/uhapseni-becirovic-i-jos-dvije-osobe-sumnjice-se-da-su-napali-novinarku-pobjede-i-demolirali-joj-automobil

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    10.11.2024
  • City
    Podgorica
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Public person(s)
    Security staff or agencie(s)
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists
  • Type of attack
    attack_physical_snatch

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    Police arrested perpetrators.
  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case
    The procedure is in the investigative phase
  • Type of violation
    Security threat
    Serious bodily injury
    Damage to journalists' belongings

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly

On the evening of November 10, “Pobjeda” journalist Ana Raičković was attacked in Podgorica by businessman Zoran Bećirović, his son, and members of their security team.

The attackers also targeted Raičković’s members of family, who were accompanying her, and vandalized her car after the assault.

Following the incident, Raičković was taken to the Emergency Center.

Police have arrested Bećirović and two other individuals on suspicion of violent conduct.