The Association of Professional Journalists (DPNCG) asks the leadership of the Police Administration to train its officers so that they know that the work of photojournalists and journalists is in the public interest and that they have no right to deny them reporting.
"We are protesting the arrest of "Novosti" correspondent Veliša Kadić and preventing him from doing his job, and for that reason we will file a complaint with the Council for Citizen Control of Police Work. The reporter claims that his phone recordings were destroyed even though he introduced himself as officially engaged, that he the police poured pepper spray into his eyes. He was released after giving a statement at the Nikšić Security Center," the DPNCG announced.
They remind that Kadić is the fourth journalist who has been detained since the beginning of the year, which is enough reason for concern when it comes to the democratic system that Montenegro should be.
"DPNCG believes that it is unacceptable that during the year we have more journalists in the country who were handcuffed, than solved cases when it comes to attacks on journalists and media houses. In a large number of cases, the European Court found that contracting states have a positive obligation to ensure the protection of those who are exposed to the risk of physical and other attacks for exercising their right to freedom of expression. This cannot be an exception even in cases of brutal police behavior, which are recorded by reporters. The alarmingness of the decline in Montenegro's rating on the freedom of expression scale is discussed in the latest report by reputable world organizations", it was concluded.
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