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Tomorrow we commemorate eleven years passing from the murder of Duško Jovanović, journalist and editor in chief of daily Dan. Eleven years later only one person is being tried for complicity in his murder and for the third time.
HRA reiterates what it said on this day already several years ago: so far, the competent state authorities have not conducted effective investigation capable of leading to all accomplices as well as those who ordered the crime. In order for an investigation to be “effective”, it has to be led urgently and expeditiously, in a manner suitable for leading to identification and punishment of all responsible – the perpetrators, as well as those who ordered the murder. Any deficiency in the investigation, which reduces the chance to discover all the perpetrators, both the direct ones and those who ordered or organized the crime, does not meet the minimum international standard and represents a violation of the procedural aspect of the right to life under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
HRA pins its last hopes on the work of the Commission for monitoring actions of the competent state authorities regarding the investigations of old and recent cases of intimidation and violence against journalists, murders of journalists and attacks on media property and its contribution for completely resolving this case and bringing those responsible to justice. HRA believes that it would be important for future efficient functioning of the police and state prosecution in Montenegro that the Commission points to concrete failures in the investigation.
The Commission already demonstrated that it deserved trust as it encouraged appearance of the person who, as a possible protected witness, has been providing testimony in another country in relation to the murder of Duško Jovanović. HRA hopes that this witness will receive appropriate protection and that his/her testimony will lead to a concrete progress in the investigation.
Revealing and punishing those who ordered the killing as well as those who executed it and who covered for it would be necessary for freedom of expression and strengthening the rule of law in Montenegro.
HRA team