Threats against the lives and limbs, Ivan Ivanovic, Belgrade, 21.04.2018.

IJAS •︎ 21/04/2018

Threats against the lives and limbs, Ivan Ivanovic, Belgrade, 21.04.2018.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Ivan Ivanović

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    TV Prva
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    Nezavisno udruženje novinara Srbije

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    21.04.2018
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

After broadcast of his show Ivan Ivanovic from TV Prva received serious threats via social networks form unknown individuals.  Threats include messages such as: “We will slaughter you like a c*nt if your foul mouth speak of Seselj again!”, “God forbid we meet! I’ll f*ck you traitor, f*ck your family and your traitor’s blood… we, Radicals, are many… you’ll see what you did to yourself!”. These and other threats came from social media accounts were deleted in the meantime.

(Seselj is a convicted war criminal, president of Serbian Radical Party and the member of Serbian Parliament)