Other threats, Natalija Mrdak, Podgorica, 19.05.2020.

TUMM •︎ 19/05/2020

Other threats, Natalija Mrdak, Podgorica, 19.05.2020.

Translations: Podgorica 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Podgorica
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Natalija Mrdak

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Dan
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    dan.co.me

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    19.05.2020
  • City
    Podgorica
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Javni tužilac se nije oglašavao povodom slučaja.
  • Court action
    Sudski postupak je pokrenut.

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Journalist of daily “Dan”, Natalija Mrdak, received threats via social networks.

The case was reported to the police who identified D.P. and filed a criminal complaint due to the existence of a well-founded suspicion that she had committed the criminal offense of endangering security.

“It is suspected that this person, through a social network, using a profile under a false name, sent a private message with threatening content to the journalist N. M. Also, the DP sent several insulting comments from other false profiles. Intensively working, police identified the suspect and filed a criminal complaint with the competent prosecutor”, the police said.