In Montenegro, Whistleblower Reports Rise, But Convictions Remain Rare

A growing number of Montenegrins are blowing the whistle on irregularities, abuse or corruption in their workplaces, but rarely do those behind the wrongdoing end up in court. According to data from the Agency for Prevention of Corruption, ASK, the rate of whistleblowing has shot up since 2020, when the Democratic Party of Socialists, DPS, left office after three decades of uninterrupted rule. Between 2016 and 2025, a total of 1,259 whistleblower reports were filed, according to the ASK. Seventy-two per-cent of those reports came after 2020. Yet since 2016, indictments have been raised by prosecutors in only four cases based on whistleblower reports. Two of those resulted in convictions, though the ASK said it did not know whether those verdicts were final. The rise in reports is evident in the ASK data, which 110 were submitted in 2019 compared to 142 in 2021, 188 in 2022 and 190 in 2023. Subscribe to Balkan Insight Premium to read the full article. Please login to your account below if you are already a Premium Subscriber. Buy Premium Subscription Our Premium Service gives you full access to all content published on BalkanInsight.com, including analyses, investigations, comments, interviews and more. Choose your subscription today and get unparalleled in-depth coverage of the Southern and Eastern Europe. Buy Premium Subscription If you have trouble logging in or any other questions regarding you account, please contact us