Country | SR |
Name and Surname | [:en]Alem Rovcanin[:rs]Alem Rovcanin[:] |
Gender | Male |
Date | 24/06/2016 |
City / Location | [:en]Prijepolje[:rs]Prijepolje[:] |
Type of incident | Actual attacks on journalists |
By whom | By public officials |
Type of media | online |
Media name | [:en]TV Novi Pazar and Portal PP Media[:rs]TV Novi Pazar and Portal PP media[:] |
Source | [:en]B92[:rs]B92[:] |
Public prosecutor | An official note was passed that there is no element of the criminal offense. |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
What was journalists' association reaction | [:en]IJAS has condemned the attack and demanded from the competent authorities to take legal measures.[:rs]NUNS has condemned the attack and demanded from the authorities to take legal measures.[:] |
Behrije Beganovic threatened Alem Rovcanin during the session of the local parliament. First, he tried with threats to intimidate him, and then he said that he has power and that he cannot record him. At one point he tried to grab the camera lens, but others councilors and parliamentary security prevented him from doing that. Everything is recorded on camera.