Country | BH |
Name and Surname | Dragan Bursać |
Gender | Male |
Date | 26/05/2021 |
City / Location | Podgorica |
Type of incident | Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Type of media | Journalist is a freelancer: Journalist is a freelancer |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office |
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.