Fair Trial Sought for Montenegrin Investigative Reporter
by Dusica Tomovic, BIRN Podgorica*Media organizations have demanded the release of the investigative journalist Jovo Martinovic folllowing claims that the prosecution pressured another suspect in the drug-related case to accuse him falsely.
Jovo Martinovic. (photo: Courtecy of Martinovic's family)
The European and International Federations of Journalists, EFJ/IFJ, together with the Media Union of Montenegro, have called for the release of the investigative journalist Jovo Martinovic, urging the Montenegrin courts to ensure him a fair trial.
They say the case of the reporter, who has been behind bars for almost a year, has given rise to deep concern about…
