{"id":944136,"date":"2026-03-21T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/?p=944136"},"modified":"2026-03-21T13:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T12:01:29","slug":"porodice-povrijedjenih-pripravnica-trazimo-istinu-i-odgovornost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/hronika\/porodice-povrijedjenih-pripravnica-trazimo-istinu-i-odgovornost\/","title":{"rendered":"Families of injured interns: We demand truth and accountability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"The families of the injured parties are addressing us with a clear request - we are seeking answers and the full truth about the event that shook us all, causing serious physical injuries to members of our families, trainees from just two months ago,\" she told CdM.&nbsp;<strong>Kristina Roganovic<\/strong>, sister of the injured&nbsp;<strong>A.R.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On behalf of the families, she asked a series of questions to the competent institutions, requesting that they determine whether the NGO had the necessary permits to operate, whether the facilities met technical requirements, and whether the persons carrying out the activities were adequately trained and qualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Was there a proper permit to engage in this type of activity? How did this NGO end up on the Government's list for professional training and have the working conditions been checked? Have the employees undergone mandatory training for safe work?\", are just some of the questions she asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She specifically requested answers from the competent prosecutor's office on whether the investigation was conducted in accordance with the law, whether the Forensic Center was engaged, and whether it was determined what explosive materials were involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"This is not an accident \/ this is a serious suspicion of illegal activities, as well as misuse of state-funded vocational training funds,\" Roganovi\u0107 emphasized, saying that the families will not give up until full responsibility is established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two interns were injured in an explosion that occurred at the premises of the non-governmental organization Montenegro Space Research in Podgorica while performing practical activities involving chemical processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Police Directorate, AR suffered serious injuries \u2013 burns to her face, chest and right upper arm, as well as serious injuries to her hand, which resulted in the amputation of two fingers. She was also injured in the ear area, and is currently receiving treatment at the Clinical Center of Montenegro. Her condition is stable, but the function of her left hand is still uncertain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other injured,&nbsp;<strong>I.J,<\/strong>&nbsp;She suffered an eardrum injury and after receiving medical attention, she was sent for home treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive Director of the organization<strong>\u00a0Nikola Perovic<\/strong>\u00a0The day before yesterday, in a statement submitted to the media, it was stated that the incident occurred during educational activities within the framework of the professional practice program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"An incident occurred during practical activities involving certain chemical processes, in which two trainees were injured. They were immediately treated and hospitalized, and all competent authorities were notified without delay and the procedure is ongoing,\" Perovi\u0107 stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized that the organization is fully cooperating with the competent institutions and that the priority is to determine all circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"At this moment, the most important thing is that all circumstances are fully established, which is why we are fully cooperating with the relevant institutions and remain committed to transparency and responsible action,\" said Perovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to eyewitnesses, the explosion was powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"I was in the house and I heard an explosion. I thought something had happened in the street,\" said a neighbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica was notified of the incident, and the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Montenegro Space Research was founded in 2023 and is engaged in the development of space technologies and research. The organization became known to the public after the launch of the first Montenegrin satellite \"Lu\u010da\" into orbit at the end of last year.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"We demand the full truth and accountability,\" said the sister of the intern who was seriously injured in the explosion at the premises of the NGO Montenegro Space Research in Podgorica.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":944138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10],"tags":[6888,11960,2398,28745],"naslovna":[],"class_list":["post-944136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hronika","tag-istina","tag-odgovornost","tag-porodice","tag-povrijedjene-pripravnice"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=944136"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":944140,"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944136\/revisions\/944140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/944138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=944136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=944136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=944136"},{"taxonomy":"naslovna","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gradski.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naslovna?post=944136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}