Aleksandar Pejanović

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.

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Category:1974 births
Category:2011 deaths
Category:Serbian murder victims
Category:Montenegrin murder victims
Category:People murdered in Montenegro
Category:Serbian male boxers
Category:Serbs of Montenegro

Category:Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
Category:Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing