Country | BH |
Name and Surname | Harun Bošnjak and Gordana Ristović Muslija |
Gender | Group Harun Bošnjak and Gordana Ristović Muslija |
Date | 31/03/2017 |
City / Location | Zenica |
Type of incident | Other threats to journalists |
By whom | By public officials By public persons |
Name of the perpetrator | Fuad Kasumović |
Type of media | Radio and television |
Media name | BHRT and FTV |
Source | Harun Bošnjak |
Article and legislation violated (nationally) | Defamation Law FBiH - Article 6 |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
What was journalists' association reaction | The BH Journalist's Steering Committee issued a press release. We have contacted the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Zenica-Doboj Canton to provide us with information on verbal threats. On October 13, 2017 we sent an urgency, and we got the answer that there are no elements of a criminal offense or a violation. |
The mayor of Zenica Fuad Kasumović offended Harun Bošnjak from BHRT and Gordan Ristović Muslija from FTV, accusing the media outlets which they work and them personally for working in the interest of betting shops, who were “sold for small steam”.