Translations: Podgorica
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerPodgorica
- GenderFemale
- Victim(s) nameNatalija Mrdak
Media outlet
- Name of the media outletDan
- Type of media platformPrinted Media
- Source of information about the incidentdan.co.me
Incident Data
- Date of incident19.05.2020
- CityPodgorica
- Perpetrator(s)Known (suspected)
- Attacked by(ordinary) citizens
- Type of incidentOther threats to journalists
Action by the authorities
- Public prosecutor's actionJavni tužilac se nije oglašavao povodom slučaja.
- Court actionSudski postupak je pokrenut.
Action taken by the journalists' association
- Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?No
Journalist of daily “Dan”, Natalija Mrdak, received threats via social networks.
The case was reported to the police who identified D.P. and filed a criminal complaint due to the existence of a well-founded suspicion that she had committed the criminal offense of endangering security.
“It is suspected that this person, through a social network, using a profile under a false name, sent a private message with threatening content to the journalist N. M. Also, the DP sent several insulting comments from other false profiles. Intensively working, police identified the suspect and filed a criminal complaint with the competent prosecutor”, the police said.