Intimidation – verbal threat, Nedim Sejdinovic, Novi Sad, 14.04.2017.

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    Country SR
    Name and Surname Nedim Sejdinovic
    Gender Male
    Date 14/04/2017
    City / Location Novi Sad
    Type of incident Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists
    Source Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina
    Public prosecutor Raised charges
    Judiciary status Prosecutor's office is informed that the messages which are addressed to Sejdinovic from two profiles characterized as threats. For other messages, the prosecution dismissed the criminal charges because there were no grounds for suspicion about the existence of a criminal offense which are prosecuted ex officio.Prosecutor's office raised charges against one person who is a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    Was journalist`s association informed Yes
    What was journalists' association reaction IJAS has publicly reacted and stated that he believes that full responsibility for the growth of violence and an atmosphere of fear in the country shall be borne by the government and remind that these threats are just a continuation of intimidation which has been recently exposed to reporters.

    Nedim Sejdinovic received a large number of threatening and insulting messages via social networks, and some of them were considered as a serious death threat.