Country | KO |
Name and Surname | [:ks]Mentor Shala[:] |
Gender | Male |
Date | 29/08/2016 |
City / Location | [:en]Pristina[:] |
Type of incident | Actual attacks on journalists |
By whom | To their family members by citizens |
Media name | [:en]Radiotelevision of Kosovo[:] |
Source | [:en]Media[:] |
Legal closure | Perpatrator is acquitted |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
What was journalists' association reaction | [:en]Association of Journalists of Kosovo condemns the bomb attack at the house of general director of RTK, Mentor Shala. This attack is an criminal act and the perpetrators have to face justice. AJK asks from state institutions, respectively from Kosovo police and prosecution to investigate this case which presents a continuous attacks against journalists and media. Attacks are aimed to intimidate journalists of Kosovo particularly to those working for public television. Justice system has to prioritize this case. Journalists are desperate for weak work of institutions in investigations of cases against journalists. [:] |
Were authorities informed? | Yes - Police |
Association of Journalists of Kosovo condemn the bomb attack that targeted the home of Mentor Shala, general director general of Radiotelevision of Kosovo. The attack occurred during the high political tensions in the country in which the public broadcaster was criticized for taking pro-government side. No one was hurt due to this attack.