Other threats to journalists, Duška Pejović, Podgorica, 09.03.2025.

TUMM •︎ 09/03/2025

Other threats to journalists, Duška Pejović, Podgorica, 09.03.2025.

Translations: Podgorica 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

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

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Radio television of Montenegro
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    https://www.portalanalitika.me/clanak/uhapsen-podgoricanin-novinarka-duska-pejovic-prijavila-prijetnje-od-strane-nepoznatnog-lica-navela-da-strahuje-za-svoju-bezbjednost

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    09.03.2025
  • City
    Podgorica
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    Police arrested the suspect.
  • Public prosecutor's action
    Ordered detention of the suspect, which lasted during the trial.
  • Court action
    On April 14, the Basic Court in Podgorica found him guilty for criminal offense of endangering safety.
  • Legal status of the case
    Perpetrator is convicted
  • Type of violation
    Security threat

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly

On March 9, 2025, RTCG’s Journalist, Duška Pejović reported to the Montenegrin police that the unknown man had directed a series of insults and threats towards her in front of her apartment in Podgorica.

The police intervened and arrested Goran Mićković, a resident of Podgorica, who has been held in custody on suspicion of committing the criminal offense of endangering safety.

On April 14, the Basic Court in Podgorica found him guilty of the said crime. Since it was not established during the proceedings that the attack was motivated by her journalistic work, that part of the indictment was dismissed.