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.
  • Public prosecutor's action
    The prosecutor ordered the detention of those arrested on suspicion of committing a crime - violent behavior.
  • Court action
    Zoran Bećirović was sentenced to one year in prison, Mijatović received ten months, whereas Luka Bećirović was given a suspended sentence of seven months. Ljubiša Dukić was acquitted, as there was insufficient evidence proving his involvement in the crime.
  • Legal status of the case
    Perpetrator is convicted
  • 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

Pobjeda journalist Ana Raičković was attacked on November 10, 2024, in front of the restaurant “Gurman” in the Podgorica, together with her son Uroš Gagović and her fiancé Tomo Arapović. The attackers insulted Raičković, threatened her, pulled her out of the car, choked her, dragged her by the hair, and smashed her car window.

Businessman Zoran Bećirović, his son Luka, and their security staff member Mladen Mijatović—who is also an officer of the Ministry of Interior—along with Ljubiša Dukić, were charged with violent behavior in connection to the attack.

On April 24, the Basic Court in Podgorica delivered a first-instance verdict, convicting Zoran and Luka Bećirović and Mijatović for committing the crime, recognizing that they acted knowing Raičković was a journalist for Pobjeda and a contributor to TV E.

Zoran Bećirović was sentenced to one year in prison, Mijatović received ten months, whereas Luka Bećirović was given a suspended sentence of seven months.

Ljubiša Dukić was acquitted, as there was insufficient evidence proving his involvement in the crime.

On April 24, five months after the attack, Raičković was granted police protection, following an official assessment that her safety was at risk.