Actual attacks on journalists, Slobodan Doknic, Niksic, 20.01.2022.

Translations: Podgorica 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Podgorica
• Gender

  Male
• Victim(s) name

  Slobodan Doknić

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  TVCG
• Type of media platform

  Radio
  
• Source of information about the incident

  http://www.rtcg.me/

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  20.01.2022
• City

  Nikšić
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• Type of incident

  Actual attacks on journalists

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

• Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?

  Yes

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.