Actual physical attacks against journalist, Milan Supica, Pančevo, 04.05.2023.

Translations: Beograd 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  RS
• Gender

  Male
• Victim(s) name

  Milan Supica

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  Pančevac
• Type of media platform

  Online Media
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Pančevac

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  04.05.2023
• City

  Pančevo
• Perpetrator(s)

  Known (suspected)
• Attacked by

  (ordinary) citizens
  
• Type of incident

  Actual attacks on journalists

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

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

  Yes

4.5.2023. – Photo-reporter of the newspaper “Pančevac” Milan Šupica was physically attacked near his house in Pancevo. Šupica was taking photos of flowers in a makeshift store when the saleswoman asked him why he was taking photos, so he showed her his ID. He continued with the car, and when he stopped, three unknown assailants pulled the photo-journalist out of the car and first threatened him verbally and tore the bag containing the camera. Then Šupica was hit several times in the chest, and when he tried to call the police, the phone was taken from his hand, the card was taken out of the camera and, with threats, the attackers threw the phone and camera back into the car, while the card with the recorded material from the camera take with you.

The incident was reported to the police and a criminal complaint was filed for causing minor bodily harm and theft of property while performing professional duties. The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Pančevo is in cooperation with the PU Pančevo on 5/5/2023. arrested two persons who are suspected of having attacked the reporter. The persons were detained for 48 hours and they will be detained and interrogated as suspects along with the criminal complaint.