Country | BH |
Gender | Group |
Date | 20/07/2022 |
City / Location | Banja Luka |
Type of incident | Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Type of media | online |
Media name | eTrafika |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office |
The eTrafika portal published frightening messages that they have been receiving from Siniša Golub for three months through the social network Facebook, and after he requested the removal of the author’s text from eTrafika, published in 2018. In the text, eTrafika journalists wrote about Golub, stating that he illegally operated on pets in his home.
Case status: The Steering committee of BHJA reacted with a statement and a call to the police authorities to investigate the case; PU Banja Luka professionally conducted the investigation and handed over the case to the BL District Prosecutor’s Office. The SafeJournalists regional network reacted with a statement.
On-going case, monitoring the investigation.