Non – physical threats against journalists, Milan Nikic, Kragujevac, 03.03.2023.

IJAS •︎ 03/03/2023

Non – physical threats against journalists, Milan Nikic, Kragujevac, 03.03.2023.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Milan NIkic

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    TV N1
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    Milan Nikic

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    03.03.2023
  • City
    Kragujevac
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    27.3.2023. - The Prosecutor's Office made a decision to dismiss the criminal charges. 25.4.2023. - The injured party issued an objection to the decision. 4.5.2023. - The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Kragujevac issued a decision and rejected an objection.
  • Legal status of the case
    The application was rejected by the prosecutor

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes

Journalist and TV N1 correspondent Milan Nikić was interrupted while reporting in front of the Waterworks in Kragujevac, where he was filming workers hired through the Fax agency, whose employment contracts had been terminated. During the reporting, a police officer first approached Nikić and told him not to climb on the excavator and not to film it. To that, Nikić replied that there are already security workers from the Water Supply Company who are taking care of the safety of those present, and after which the police officer left. After that, an unknown man approached him and told him “Nikić, let’s talk” and invited him to come behind the excavator where no one was at that moment. After Nikić asked him who he was, he didn’t want to introduce himself, and when Nikić turned on the camera and started recording, the unknown person answered that he was talking.”

The cases were reported to the police.