Aleksandar_Pejanović

Aleksandar Pejanović

Aleksandar Pejanović

Serbian boxer

Aleksandar "Saša" Pejanović (1974 – 30 May 2011) was a Montenegrin Serb boxer who represented Serbia & Montenegro internationally.[1][2] He had been a policeman until 2006 when he was fired for allegedly physically attacking an employee at the Hotel Crna Gora casino.[3] Pejanović was also a known supporter of Serbian–Montenegrin unionism, and was arrested during the riot after Montenegro's recognition of Kosovo independence in 2008. He was brutally beaten while incarcerated, leading to a trial against the alleged perpetrators within the police force, this gained wide media attention. In 2011, while Pejanović was sitting on the terrace of a cafe in Podgorica, he was fatally shot in the chest by his neighbor Zoran Bulatović.[1] He was the son of Đuro Pejanović, a writer.

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    "U centru Podgorice ubijen Aleksandar Pejanović" (in Serbian). SrbijaNet. May 30, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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    "Bivši bokser ubijen u Podgorici" (in Serbian). Radio Television of Serbia. May 30, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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    "Legendarni bokser je to platio životom, Sašu Pejanovića je ubio pripadnik SAJ u Podgorici - Alo.rs".
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    "Roundcube Webmail :: Welcome to Roundcube Webmail". Arhiva.serbia.gov.rs. Retrieved 2016-09-17.

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