'When I saw him, I tried to hold the door shut'
Femicide victim in Montenegro sought police protection.
|2021.10.19
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“Are there any elements constituting an offense now?” asked the people who took part in the protests held across Montenegro some days after Bakija’s murder.
I am only a little bit older than Šejla Bakija. After this case, as well as all the previous cases, I am left wondering what sort of message those who should protect us are sending.
Jelena Kontić
Jelena Kontić is a journalist from Montenegro who works with the independent daily Vijesti. Since 2018, she has been part of the multimedia project “Balkan Booster,” created by the German media outlet Deutsche Welle. She occasionally works with the Perspektiva.plus website as a correspondent. Jelena holds a degree in Journalism from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Podgorica.
This story was originally written in Serbian.