Country | MN |
Gender | Group RTV Cetinje |
Date | 04/07/2021 |
City / Location | Cetinje |
Type of incident | Attacks on media outlets and organizations |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Name of the perpetrator | Č.K. i B.C. |
Type of media | Radio and television |
Media name | RTV Cetinje |
Legal closure | Ongoing (or case not closed) |
Was journalist`s association informed | No |
Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police |
On July 4, 2021, Ch.K. and B.C. from Cetinje entered the premises of RTV Cetinje without authorization at around 9.20 am and demanded from the journalist Ana Tomovic that the journalist team of RTV Cetinje go out and record church rite by the clergy of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church. Tomovic told them that the team was not able to go out and record the mentioned event, after which these two people insulted the editor of RTV Cetinje, Mladen Zadrima.
“Against Ch.K. a misdemeanor report will be filed for the committed violation under Article 7 (gross insult) of the Law on Public Order and Peace”, it is stated in the press release of the Police Directorate, published on 5.7.2021.