Attacks on media outlets and organisations, RTV Budva, Budva, 08.04.2021.

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    Country MN
    Gender Group RTV Budva
    Date 08/04/2021
    City / Location Budva
    Type of incident Attacks on media outlets and organizations
    By whom To journalists by citizens
    Type of media Radio and television
    Media name RTV Budva
    Source RTV Budva
    Public prosecutor There are no elements of the execution of any criminal offense prosecuted ex officio.
    Was journalist`s association informed Yes
    What was journalists' association reaction SMCG strongly condemned attack on RTV Budva’s crew.
    Were authorities informed? Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office

    The RTV Budva team was attacked on April 8, 2021, around noon, at the roundabout at the entrance to Budva during the traffic blockade due to the announced change of the Decision on the criteria for acquiring Montenegrin citizenship. According to the testimonies of colleagues, a group of people stopped the RTV Budva team at the blockade, which was returning from work, not allowing them to pass. On that occasion, they behaved inappropriately, hit the official car and threatened to even come to RTV Budva.

    The commander of the Security Center (SC) Budva Dejan Rakocevic who, at the request of the journalist team to be allowed to pass, said that they were consulting with those who forbade the passage of vehicles and attacked the car of RTV Budva.