Darko Ivanovic was "arrested according to the law"

Judge Snežana Armenko rejected the claim of journalist Darko Ivanović, who demanded 5.000 euros from the state for illegal arrest, when he was reporting on the forced eviction of old woman Jelena Vučićević.

A year ago, the police took him out of the building on Zabjelo with handcuffs, even though he was standing in the corridor, not obstructing the eviction. The judge of the Podgorica Basic Court found that there was nothing illegal in the actions of the police at that time and that they acted in accordance with their powers. The journalist emphasized in the proceedings that he was standing next to the old woman who collapsed, that he did not make any gesture to prevent the eviction, and that he would have retreated if anyone had warned him that he would be arrested.

He emphasized that the police's treatment of him is also a message to every citizen - that the state can, without reason, arrest anywhere and anytime.

He also stated earlier that he will donate the money to the Home for neglected children in Bijela. Vučićević lost a court case against her relative, who allegedly cheated her, because he persuaded her to transfer the apartment to him, and that he would support her and take care of her. Later, the relative demanded through the court that the old woman move out of the apartment, claiming that it was his and that he had no agreement with her.