Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Darko Sukovic, Podgorica, 26.05.2021.

Translations: Podgorica 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Podgorica
• Gender

  Male
• Victim(s) name

  Darko Sukovic

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  Antena M
• Type of media platform

  Online Media
  

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  26.05.2021
• City

  Podgorica
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• Type of incident

  life_threat

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

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

  Yes

On May 26, the editor-in-chief of Antena M, Darko Sukovic, and the editorial office received open death threats via social network Facebook from an account called Marko Aprcovic.

“You are also on the list, Sukovic. Just so you know. I’m just going to kidnap you and torture you for hours. I’ll drop the bomb on you there. Marko Aprcovic, with his head and beard”, he wrote in the message that arrived on the official Facebook page of Antena M.

In the Basic State Prosecutor’s Office in Kotor, a case was formed against S.M. for the criminal offense of endangering security, and by the verdict of the Basic Court in Kotor he was sentenced to a suspended sentence of four months in prison. The verdict has not yet become final.