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Aleksandar Pejanović Athlete

Aleksandar "Saša" Pejanović (died May 30, 2011, Podgorica) was a Montenegrin Serb boxer that represented Serbia & Montenegro internationally. He was since 2006 a policeman, and was a known supporter of Serbian–Montenegrin unionism, being 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. He was murdered by his neighbour and fellow policeman Zoran Bulatović in 2011. He was the son of Đuro Pejanović, a writer. Boxing at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, Bronze, together with Geard Ajetović.