Translations: Podgorica
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerPodgorica
- GenderFemale
Media outlet
- Type of media platformPrinted Media
Incident Data
- Date of incident03.01.2014
- Perpetrator(s)Known (suspected)
- Attacked by(ordinary) citizens
- Type of incidentActual attacks on journalists
Action by the authorities
- Public prosecutor's actionPodigao optužnicu
Action taken by the journalists' association
- Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?Yes
Lidija Nikcevic, reporter of the daily “Dan” from Niksic, was attacked by a masked assailant, and she sustained minor head injuries and concussion. The attacker was masked, and he hit Nikcevic several times with a rubber batons on her body, after which she feel down. After a three-month investigation, police identified and arrested the suspects. During the investigation, police determined a motive for the attack, which was connected with her writing about the company “Narcis” which dealt with funeral services and whose driver Aleksandar Jovanovic was arrested in September last year for smuggling marijuana.