Kaluđerović was reportedly targeted under the codename "Kalimero" as an "active collaborator of the Serbian security service", with an alleged operational liaison, Obren Rajković from Zemun.
Kaluđerović stated in the lawsuit that since July 10, 2020, the electronic publication Udar.me has been registered on the national internet domain of Montenegro (.me), whose alleged mission was "publishing closely guarded truths and secrets", but, as pointed out, it was about labeling and anonymously accusing people without citing the author, evidence and relevant sources, as well as without the possibility of hearing the foreign persons being called out.
On August 16, 2020, a video titled "We are announcing six names of collaborators of Serbian security services! Part Three" was published on the Udar.me portal, in which a photo of Velizar Kaluđerović appears at the 50th second with text below the image.
Kaluđerović was allegedly targeted under the codename "Kalimero" as an "active collaborator of the Serbian security service", with an alleged operational link Obren Rajković from Zemun. The court points out that such designation of a Montenegrin citizen as an collaborator of a foreign intelligence service qualifies as an accusation of the criminal offense of espionage under the Criminal Code of Montenegro, which is punishable by two to ten years in prison.
Kaluđerović based his claim for damages on the allegations that the state's liability arises under the principle of objective liability, because the competent ministry did not supervise the implementation of Article 11 of the Media Law and did not take action to reveal the identity of the founder of the Udar.me portal, nor to initiate misdemeanor proceedings. This, according to the prosecutor, prevented him from protecting the violated right from the founder of the media, who is responsible for the published content.
Ahead of the elections on August 30, 2020, the Udar portal targeted former military and police officials, priests, civil activists, politicians, and journalists, labeling them as alleged spies and collaborators of various services.
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