Former Director of the Directorate for Operational Risk Management, Information Security and Business Continuity at the Central Bank of Montenegro, Rajko Sekulovic, filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Montenegro and the Governor Irene Radović, in which he claims that he was subjected to systemic mobbing for almost two years, which, he states, culminated in suspension and dismissal.
The Central Bank of Montenegro told "Vijesti" that Sekulović was recently fired because he allegedly abused his authority to "review the official correspondence of several employees", and that he initiated internal proceedings for alleged mobbing after disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him.
They announced that they cannot comment on the specific allegations in the former employee's lawsuit because they have not officially received notification of the filing of the lawsuit from the competent court, that they categorically reject all of his public appearances, and that they act professionally, legally, and transparently in all employment matters.
Sekulović published the information about the lawsuit on his LinkedIn account.
In the lawsuit, Sekulović mentions, in addition to the governor, several of her associates, an advisor, a vice governor, a director of the directorate, and a sector director as participants in the alleged mobbing.
"Vijesti" has access to the lawsuit filed with the Podgorica Basic Court, which states that Sekulović worked at the Central Bank of Montenegro until January 27 this year, and that he was a victim of workplace harassment from April 2024 to January 27, 2026. Sekulović began his employment at the Central Bank of Montenegro as an intern in September 2004.
"During that period, the second-tier defendant was the governor of the first-tier defendant, during which she abused her highest-level hierarchical position to mobbing the plaintiff, both personally and by organizing other employees who were directly subordinate to her to carry out mobbing acts on her orders," the lawsuit states.
“Mobbing actions”
Sekulović states in his lawsuit that the acts of mobbing, to which he claims to have been subjected, are reflected in the denial of his right to work, the drastic reduction and then the complete abolition of his powers, as well as the spreading of untruths about his private life and morals. He also claims that his work tasks and responsibilities were unevenly redistributed compared to colleagues of the same or lower professional status, that decisions within his jurisdiction were made without his knowledge, and that he was prevented from performing his job through the denial of information and exclusion from the decision-making process.
The lawsuit also alleges that he was ostracized and isolated from management, subjected to intentional conflict and stress, scandals, and the creation of, as he claims, a “hostile and humiliating environment.” Sekulović claims that his results and initiatives were ignored, that he was denied professional development compared to other employees, that he was left without a directorate or employees, and that he was offered a job that, he claims, was below his references and previous results.
He further states that he was subjected to pressure to terminate his employment on his own initiative, that after submitting a request for protection from mobbing, he was placed in an additional disadvantageous position through the removal of tasks, suspension and reduction of salary, which, as he claims, ultimately led to the termination of his employment. The lawsuit also states that he was not provided with a working environment "in an atmosphere of respect, cooperation, openness, safety and equality", and that all of this, according to him, constituted psychological abuse that endangered his health, as well as the social and material status of his family.
Sekulović points out that the results of cybersecurity training he organized in the spring of 2024 were belittled, and that their evaluation was not conducted, with the explanation that employees "did not acquire new knowledge." He also claims that in August of the same year he was excluded from making decisions on issues within his jurisdiction, and that he was sent a disparaging email from the Cabinet.
He also states that in September 2024, at a meeting with the former governor of the Croatian National Bank, he was the only director whose results and responsibilities were not presented, which he experienced as public ignoring and professional humiliation.
Sekulović also states that an analysis of the director's psychological profiles was conducted in September and October 2024, which, according to him, found that he was showing signs of frustration and pressure at work. He claims that despite the report's recommendations to review and resolve the situation, management did not take any action, which he sees as further confirmation that he was exposed to continuous pressure.
As one of the key events, Sekulović cites the case from October 2024, when, according to his claims, an internal "affair" was initiated against him due to a business card of a company with which he collaborated outside working hours, with prior approval. He claims that because of this, he was subject to internal scrutiny and publicly called out in front of management, and that he received a suggestion from the Governor to leave the CBCG and move to another company, which he experienced as pressure to terminate his employment.
In the lawsuit, he cited a number of other examples of alleged mobbing, including the taking away of authority, blocking of initiatives, denial of memberships and professional engagements, as well as, as he claims, isolation and professional degradation.
“Tendentious and untrue allegations”
"We emphasize that Rajko Sekulović, as the then director of the Directorate responsible for information security, was dismissed because, among other things, he abused the granted powers and primarily used them for the targeted review of official correspondence of several employees of the Central Bank of Montenegro. He was dismissed after disciplinary proceedings were conducted in accordance with the law, and based, among other things, on the findings of the report of the Central Bank of Montenegro's internal commission, which indicated abuse of powers and serious violations of work obligations, which was additionally confirmed by the findings of an independent court expert in the IT profession," the Central Bank of Montenegro explained.
They further state that the fact that the former employee opened a sick leave at the end of November 2025, on the day when, based on access to other people's emails and the clarifications requested from him, it was already certain that his questionable activities were subject to verification. The Central Bank of Montenegro indicates that it is indicative and indisputable that the former employee initiated the procedure for protection against mobbing against several employees of the Central Bank of Montenegro only after the initiation of disciplinary proceedings, which may indicate an abuse of the right to protection against mobbing pursuant to Article 13 of the Law on the Prohibition of Harassment at Work.
"The CBCG conducted a legally prescribed procedure for protection against workplace harassment, during which the former employee was provided with all the rights he is entitled to under the law, including the opportunity to make a statement and provide evidence for his allegations. However, during the procedure, the former employee refused to respond to calls for direct mediation, which he himself initiated. Accordingly, the CBCG categorically rejects all allegations from public statements by former employee Rajko Sekulović on all issues as tendentious and untrue, and considers them an attempt to deceive and divert public attention from the specific reasons for the termination of employment," the supreme monetary institution said.
The Central Bank of Montenegro told Vijesti that Sekulović was recently fired for allegedly abusing his authority and "reviewing the official correspondence of several employees," and that he initiated internal proceedings for alleged mobbing after disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him.
The Central Bank of Montenegro stated that it acts legally, professionally and transparently in all matters related to employment relations, with consistent application of applicable regulations, internal acts and ethical standards.
"If legal proceedings arise, the Central Bank of Montenegro will present all relevant facts and evidence before the competent court," they stressed.
“Access to internal databases without authority”
Sekulović also states that in April 2025, the Governor's advisor requested access to the operational risk database of all organizational units of the Central Bank of Montenegro, although, as he claims, this was not within her jurisdiction. He claims that he refused to grant access without the Governor's consent, after which, according to him, consent was granted in a very short period of time, which he sees as an abuse of hierarchical position and an additional form of pressure.
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