Other threats to journalists, Nikoleta Rakocevic, Mojkovac, 17.11.2021.

Translations: Podgorica 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Podgorica
• Gender

  Female
• Victim(s) name

  Nikoleta Rakočević

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  Antena M
• Type of media platform

  Online Media
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Antena M

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  17.11.2021
• City

  Mojkovac
• Perpetrator(s)

  Known (suspected)
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• Type of incident

  Other threats to journalists

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

• Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?

  No

On November 17, journalist of Antena M, Nikoleta Rakocevic was verbally assaulted while performing her work duties at the police offices in Mojkovac. Upon entering the building, journalist saw a discussion between the president of the political party URA, Ivan Ashanin, and an unknown man, which she tried to record by the phone. An unknown man began to question her in a raised voice who she was and why she was recording, and then he asked her to give him her phone in order to delete the material she had recorded. As she has refused to give him the phone, he headed towards her, but Ashanin stood between them and thus prevented man from approaching her.

In the meantime, the journalist found out that this man was a certain R. P. from Mojkovac, and she gave a statement to the police regarding the event.