Other threaths to journalists, RTRS, Banja Luka, 09.09.2020.

Translations: Sarajevo 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Sarajevo
• Who was attacked?

  Group

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  RTRS
• Type of media platform

  Radio
  

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  08.09.2020
• City

  Banja Luka
• Perpetrator(s)

  Not known
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• Type of incident

  Other threats to journalists

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

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

  Yes

Police officers from Banja Luka identified and arrested a man with the initials I.G. on suspicion of harassing two journalists of Radio-Television of Republika Srpska (RTRS) for a long time, sending them messages with disturbing content.

On September 8, two RTRS journalists reported to the police station that an unknown person had been constantly sending them messages of disturbing content since 2018, which caused them to feel fear and anxiety, the Banja Luka Police Department said.

I. G. was arrested on September 9, and the prosecutor of the District Public Prosecutor’s Office in Banja Luka stated that the arrest was made for criminal offense of harassing. Against I.G. a report will be submitted in the regular procedure.