A senior Montenegrin official has stepped down from her high-profile role following the emergence of a compromising sex tape that has rocked the Balkan nation's political establishment. Mirjana Pajković, the Director General for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, tendered her resignation on Friday after the explicit material was widely circulated on social media platforms.
A Scandal Unfolds
The controversy centres on a video that allegedly features Pajković and Dejan Vukšić, a married former National Security Agency director who served as an adviser to Montenegro's president. Vukšić himself left his advisory position just weeks prior, with both individuals citing vague 'personal reasons' for their departures amidst a rapidly escalating public feud.
Accusations and Counter-Accusations
Before her resignation, Pajković lodged three formal complaints with police against Vukšić. She alleged that the former intelligence chief was responsible for leaking sensitive private material of her online, a serious accusation in a country where revenge porn carries a potential prison sentence of up to five years.
Vukšić has vehemently denied any involvement in the dissemination of the recordings. Referring to Pajković by her initials, he stated: 'I reject all inaccurate, incomplete, and tendentious allegations by which, without evidence, responsibility is being attributed to me for the violation of M.P.'s privacy and the distribution of the disputed recordings. I saw that content for the first time only when it began to circulate illegally on social networks.'
A Tangled Web of Claims
The scandal has deepened with a series of reciprocal allegations. Vukšić has accused Pajković of illegally taking his mobile phone in October 2024, claiming it was subsequently misused in a manner that 'grossly violated his privacy'. He filed a police report regarding this incident earlier this month.
He contends that this alleged phone theft is connected to a controversial audio recording in which he can purportedly be heard threatening Pajković, warning that 'all of Montenegro will see' compromising material of her. Vukšić further claims that after his phone was taken, he began receiving disturbing messages from an unknown number in March 2025. The sender allegedly threatened to leak this audio recording unless he withdrew his candidacy for a judgeship on Montenegro's Constitutional Court.
'I believe that M.P. in this way, directly or indirectly, alone or through persons to whom she enabled the use of the content from her phone, attempted to exert unauthorised influence on the procedure for electing a judge of the Constitutional Court,' Vukšić asserted. 'On this occasion, I filed a complaint with the Police Department against M.P. ... for attempted blackmail, theft and misuse of the phone, for which M.P. was questioned.'
Allegations of Blackmail and Promotion
Adding another layer to the drama, the married official has also accused Pajković of contacting him in an attempt to blackmail him into supporting her nomination for a significant career promotion. He alleges she told him he needed to 'do something for her' to 'make amends'.
Legal Ramifications
The case highlights the severe legal consequences for revenge porn in Montenegro. The country's laws treat the illegal distribution of someone else's explicit material as a serious criminal offence, with convicted individuals facing penalties of up to five years imprisonment.
The resignations of two prominent figures and the flurry of police reports mark a significant political and personal scandal, leaving a cloud over Montenegro's institutions and raising serious questions about privacy, power, and personal conduct within its governing circles.
