Four years since journalist’s murder

Today marks the fourth anniversary of the murder of Duško Jovanović, director and editor-in-chief of daily Dan.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 27.05.2008.

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Today marks the fourth anniversary of the murder of Dusko Jovanovic, director and editor-in-chief of daily Dan. Killers and those who ordered the assassination are yet to be brought to justice. Four years since journalist’s murder Jovanovic was shot on May 27, fifteen minutes before midnight in front of the building where he worked. An autopsy revealed that he had been hit more than ten times. He died in hospital the following day. Only famous Montenegrin karate expert Damir Mandic was ever tried for Jovanovic’s murder, but was acquitted “due to a lack of evidence.” After the prosecution’s appeal against the verdict of Montenegro High Court Judge Radovan Mandic was turned down, Damir was released, having spent two years in custody. The Appeal Court of Montenegro overturned the judge’s verdict and ordered the case to be retried. The family of the murdered editor, former colleagues, the Lawyers’ Association, and the opposition protested against the High Court’s verdict, reiterating that a team of police experts from Wiesbaden had found considerable evidence linking Damir to the murder. A DNA analysis taken from the vehicle used in the attack showed that Mandic had been in the car, and that he had been holding the murder weapon. The analysis also showed traces of Mandic’s DNA on an empty can of Red Bull, found next to the car. Traces of gunpowder were found on the clothes he was wearing on the night of the shooting, and an examination of Mandic’s mobile phone showed that he had been in Jovanovic’s vicinity at the time of the shooting. Damir Mandic’s acquittal sparked uproar in Montenegro. Members of the Lawyers Association, journalists and various NGOs stated that Mandic’s acquittal was a warning to society that it was descending into anarchy by allowing the perpetrators of the gravest crimes to walk free.

Four years since journalist’s murder

Jovanović was shot on May 27, fifteen minutes before midnight in front of the building where he worked. An autopsy revealed that he had been hit more than ten times. He died in hospital the following day.

Only famous Montenegrin karate expert Damir Mandić was ever tried for Jovanović’s murder, but was acquitted “due to a lack of evidence.”

After the prosecution’s appeal against the verdict of Montenegro High Court Judge Radovan Mandić was turned down, Damir was released, having spent two years in custody. The Appeal Court of Montenegro overturned the judge’s verdict and ordered the case to be retried.

The family of the murdered editor, former colleagues, the Lawyers’ Association, and the opposition protested against the High Court’s verdict, reiterating that a team of police experts from Wiesbaden had found considerable evidence linking Damir to the murder.

A DNA analysis taken from the vehicle used in the attack showed that Mandić had been in the car, and that he had been holding the murder weapon. The analysis also showed traces of Mandić’s DNA on an empty can of Red Bull, found next to the car.

Traces of gunpowder were found on the clothes he was wearing on the night of the shooting, and an examination of Mandić’s mobile phone showed that he had been in Jovanović’s vicinity at the time of the shooting.

Damir Mandić’s acquittal sparked uproar in Montenegro. Members of the Lawyers Association, journalists and various NGOs stated that Mandić’s acquittal was a warning to society that it was descending into anarchy by allowing the perpetrators of the gravest crimes to walk free.

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