Country | MN |
Name and Surname | Antena M |
Gender | Group |
Date | 08/02/2024 |
City / Location | Podgorica |
Type of incident | Threats against media outlets and organizations |
Type of media | online |
Media name | Antena M |
Source | Antena M |
Legal closure | Charges dismissed |
Was journalist`s association informed | No |
Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office |
Portal Borba filed a report against Antena M, Darko Šuković and Miljan Vešović to the Basic State Prosecutor’s Office (ODT) in Podgorica. The reason for the report was a text published on the Antena M portal entitled “How the Civil Conflict in Montenegro Begins” dated February 6, 2024. year, and which they state “contains hate speech”. The ODT confirmed to Borba that “a case has been formed and handed over to the acting prosecutor”.
The acting prosecutor in the ODT concluded that there were no grounds for initiating criminal proceedings.