Actual attacks on journalists, Journalists from Klix and Al Jazeera, Sarajevo, 26.07.2018.

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    Country BH
    Name and Surname Journalists of Al Jazeera Balkans and Klix
    Gender Group
    Date 26/07/2018
    City / Location Sarajevo
    Type of incident Actual attacks on journalists
    By whom To journalists by citizens
    Name of the perpetrator Esma Turulja
    Type of media Radio and television online
    Media name Al Jazeera Balkans and Klix
    Source Media
    Article and legislation violated (nationally) Criminal Code of FBiH , Article 172
    Was journalist`s association informed No
    What was journalists' association reaction BHJA and FMHL published a PR, informed the relevant national and international institutions and requested from the national institutions to identify the prospector and sanction them in a reasonable time frame.

    During the protest of the demobilized fighters of the Army of BiH in front of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of the participants in the protest – Esma Turulja, attacked the reporter of the portal Klix with a metal bullet, inflicting minor injuries on him, then clashed with a cameraman Al Jazeera Balkans who tried to protect his colleague and continued insulting and verbally attacking other press teams that followed the Sarajevo protests.

    UPDATE: The trial against Emila Hamzić (aka Esma Turulja) and Suad Lelo started in June 2019. at Municipal Court in Sarajevo. They are indicted for violent behaviour.

    On May 11th 2020, Hamzić and Lelo were found guilty of the criminal offense of violent behavior.
    They were sentenced to a probation prison sentence of six months each.