Attacks on media and media organizations, Dan, Podgorica, 23.08.2022.

TUMM •︎ 23/08/2022

Attacks on media and media organizations, Dan, Podgorica, 23.08.2022.

Translations: Podgorica 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Podgorica
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Dan

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Dan
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Dan

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    23.08.2022
  • City
    Podgorica
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Attacks on media outlets and organizations
  • Type of attack
    Invasion or vandalizing of the interior of office premises

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Ima elemenata krivničnog djela
  • Court action
    Priznao krivicu, osuđen 4 mjeseca i novčana kazna

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No

Žarko Pejanović from Podgorica broke into the premises of the daily newspaper “Dan” on August 23, insulted the employees and broke the inventor, dissatisfied with the media’s coverage of the competition in which he participated.

The employees called the police, who found Pejanović on the spot and detained him. He defended himself that in the reports of the daily paper, his participation in the competition was incorrectly presented.

Before breaking into the newsroom, Pejanović sent threats to journalists by phone, with the words that he will “throw a bomb”.

The state prosecutor ordered the deprivation of liberty with a criminal charge for the act of endangering security to the detriment of employees.

The case was concluded by the first-instance decision of the Basic Court in Podgorica in October 2022. Pejanović pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four months in prison and a fine.