PRISTINA, 08.04.2020 – Association of Journalists of Kosovo strongly condemns the lynching committed by the Member of “Lëvizja Vetëvendosje”, Hysamedin Ferraj to the journalist, Parim Olluri from Online Newspaper “Insajderi” and Berat Buzhala from “Television 7”.
Through two Facebook posts by Ferraj, the journalists and the media they represent have been described as a part of “Serbo-Russian thought lobbying in Kosovo” with the aim “to divide Kosovo”.
“The partial or full return of Kosovo under Serbia to the Serbo-Russian lobby in the United States, with its most powerful representative, Richard Grenell, must be done without weapons. He can do this only with the Serbian-Russian lobbyists within Kosovo, among the most vocal so far: Hashim Thaçi, Isa Mustafa, Ramush Haradinaj, Berat Buzhla, Parim Olluri, and all the media that lobby for them “, wrote Ferraj.
Such qualifications towards media representatives are completely unacceptable for Association of Journalists of Kosovo. They polarize society, violate freedom of expression and endanger democracy of the country.
AJK called on Ferraj to stop such accusations, and the party to which he belongs, “Lëvizja Vetëvendosje”, to distance itself from this unacceptable approach to journalists.