The police "detained Grgurović secretly", and he "defended himself by confessing"

The Podgorica High Court confirmed the acquittal of Milan Grgurović, who was accused of falsely reporting that he had threatened "Vijesti" journalist Olivera Lakić.

Thus, the judgment of the judge of the Basic Court in Podgorica, Goran Đuković, became final.

Đuković made such a decision, after the High Court twice overturned the verdict of judge Željka Jovović, who previously twice sentenced him to the maximum prison term of one year.

At the sentencing, Đuković said that the defendant did not report himself to the police and that there is no written evidence, official note or anything similar that would prove that he reported himself to the police.

"When he was questioned as a suspect, he was able to defend himself as he wished," Đuković stated.

However, during the court process, the interrogated police officers were not able to explain on what basis they suspected him.

The High Court, in its annulment decisions, previously indicated that in the case file there was only the record of the hearing of Grgurović as a suspect, on the basis of which the court reasoned that, according to the law, he had the right not to tell the truth in his defense: "Well, he cannot be responsible for a false reporting, despite falsely admitting that he had threatened the journalist".

Đuković also wrote in the first-instance verdict that the court appreciated the statements of policemen Ekan Jasavić and Vlado Lakić as true, stating that he saw no reason why they would testify in favor of Grgurović.

Jasavić, the inspector who led the investigation, claimed in the proceedings that they searched for Grgurović's home on two occasions, but did not find him, while Lakić said that he searched for Grgurović, but that there was no official record of it, because the operation was secret.

Grgurović was accused of reporting to the police in early February 2011, three days after the threats addressed to "Vijesti" journalists, saying that he had spoken on the phone with journalist Jasmina Muminović and threatened Lakićeva and her child.

Policeman Milenko Rabrenović, who was in charge of the security of former police chief Veselin Veljović, is being tried in the Basic Court in Podgorica because of these threats. The first-instance verdict acquitted Rabrenović of the charge of endangering Lakić's safety.

Journalist Lakić was physically attacked in March two years ago, and Ivan Bušković was convicted of the attack. The motive has not been established.

Before the attacks and threats, she investigated whether the "Tara" tobacco factory in Mojkovac produced and then smuggled fake brands of cigarettes and whether the police were involved in that business.