Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Dragan Bursac, Podgorica, 26.05.2021.

TUMM •︎ 27/05/2021

Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Dragan Bursac, Podgorica, 26.05.2021.

Translations: Podgorica 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Podgorica
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Dragan Bursać

  • 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
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • 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, Antena M journalist Dragan Bursac and the editorial office received an open death threat via social network Facebook from an account called Marko Aprcovic.

“I’m dead serious, I’ll kill you if you ever peek into Montenegro. Bullet in the head and greetings”, it was written in the message that Bursac received on his Facebook profile.

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.