Threats against media organizations, Portal ETV, 21.10.2024.

TUMM •︎ 21/11/2024

Threats against media organizations, Portal ETV, 21.10.2024.

Translations: Podgorica 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Podgorica
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Portal ETV

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Portal ETV
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    https://etv.me/hronika/baraninu-osumnjicenom-za-prijetnje-portalu-etv-nije-odredeno-zadrzavanje

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    21.11.2024
  • City
    Podgorica
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Post mail
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations
  • Type of threat
    Explicit or implicit threats to physical safety of newsroom

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    Police arrested the perpetrator.
  • Public prosecutor's action
    Prosecutor filled the lawsuit ex officio, for criminal offence - endangering safety.
  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the investigative phase
  • 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 organized some other form of support

On November 21, the ETV portal received an offensive and threatening email from the address [email protected]. The email accused employees of the ETV media group of being “criminals of the DPS clan” and warned them to be cautious as it might be their “last winter,” further stating that “a hundred of them are nearby and waiting.”

The case was reported to the police, who, on November 29, arrested T.M. (49) from Bar on suspicion of committing the criminal offense of endangering safety. The prosecutor also classified the act as endangering safety. Since T.M. had no prior convictions, detention was not ordered. However, the prosecutor mandated a psychiatric evaluation.