Other threats to journalists, Vladimir Kovačević, Tijana Milinković i Milan Kovač, Banja Luka, 24.2.2023.

BHJA •︎ 24/02/2023

Other threats to journalists, Vladimir Kovačević, Tijana Milinković i Milan Kovač, Banja Luka, 24.2.2023.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Vladimir Kovačević, Tijana Milinković, Milan Kovač

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    BN TV
  • Type of media platform
    Radio

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    24.02.2023
  • City
    Banja Luka
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    By public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Type of violation
    Other

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly

At the same time, Milorad Dodik verbally attacked BN TV journalists at a press conference in the RS Government building. When asked by a journalist about the abuse of public functions, Dodik, instead of answering, told her that the word “fraud” should be next to her name. When journalist Vladimir Kovačević, who survived an assassination attempt in 2018, reacted to his insults, Dodik told him to “heal his frustrations somewhere else”.

After that, Dodik called BN journalists Tijana Milinković and Milan Kovač “paranoid”, and prevented them from asking him more questions.

BH Journalists reacted with a public statement.