The NGO "35mm" called on the state institutions to react and solve the case of endangering the security of Vladimir Otašević, a journalist of the daily newspaper "Dan" and the Network for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Corruption - LUPA.
As Otašević claims, him yesterday, while he was photographing the state prosecutor Miloš Šoškić and businessman Zoran Bećirović in the Delta shopping center, attacked by Bećirović's bodyguard.
Mladen Mijatović, the security guard of Bećirović, according to the information of the daily newspaper "Dan", is an officer of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the helicopter unit and the Department for Emergency Situations.
"We want to believe that the competent authorities will react in time and send a clear message that no one has the right to endanger security and prevent journalists from performing their work, which is primarily work in the interest of all citizens. Journalism is one of the fundamental pillars of a democratic society, and with in this regard, endangering the freedom of the media and their employees, as well as attacks on journalists represent an attack on all citizens. We remind you that so far numerous attacks have been recorded in Montenegro, as well as that the murder of the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Dan" Duško Jovanović has not yet been solved. the state to finally stand in the way of attacks on journalists and show, not demagogic, but real political will and willingness to defend media freedoms and make it clear that the public's interest in knowing comes before personal and other interests", concludes the statement of the NGO "35mm" .
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