Country | BH |
Name and Surname | [:en]Dragiša Sikimić[:] |
Gender | Female |
Date | 26/05/2016 |
City / Location | [:en]Ljubinja / Trebinje[:] |
Type of incident | Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists |
By whom | By public officials |
Name of the perpetrator | [:en]Luka Petrović[:] |
Type of media | online |
Media name | [:en]mojahercegovina.com[:] |
Source | [:en]Dragiša Sikimić[:] |
Article and legislation violated (nationally) | [:en]Criminal Code of RS - Article 169; Law on Discrimination BiH 15, Law on Public Peace and Orger RS - Article 8[:] |
Article of the European Convention of Human Rights that was violated | [:en]Article 10[:] |
Legal closure | Perpatrator is convicted |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
What was journalists' association reaction | [:en]BHJA and FMHL provided Mr. Sikimic (and their colleagues) with legal aid but they also sent a public warning to Luka Petrovic demanding public apology. Lawyer has been advised to press charges for defamation in this particular case. [:] |
Were authorities informed? | No |
The Secretary General of the National Assembly of the Republika Srpska Luka Petrovic from Trebinje, telephone threatened Dragiša Sikimić, the editor and owner of the portal MojaHercegovina, and ridiculed his by physical disability. He announced that he will “destroy” that news portal by defamation suits. The motive of politcal pressure and threat is the article, which is published on the portal.