Actual attack, Milan Jovanovic, Belgrade, 12.12.2018.

IJAS •︎ 12/12/2018

Actual attack, Milan Jovanovic, Belgrade, 12.12.2018.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Milan Jovanović

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Žig info
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Žig info

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    12.12.2018
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Policija je u decembru uhapsila tri osobe, koji se sumnjiče da su neposredni izvršilac, organizator i pomagač. 25.12.2018. - Drugo osnovno tužilaštvo sklopilo je sporazum o priznanju krivice s osumnjičenom za pomaganje u paljenju kuće, i odredilo joj kaznu od 6 meseci kućnog zatvora i 50.000 dinara. 22.02.2019. - Druga dva osumnjičena za paljenje kuće novinara puštena su da se brane sa slobode. 25.02.2019. Uhapšen predsednik opštine Grocka a Drugi Osnovni sud u Beogradu mu je odredio pritvor do 30 dana pod sumnjom da je naložio podmetanje požara. 07.03.2019. - Sud je ukinuo pritvor predsedniku opštine Grocka Dragoljubu Simonoviću.
  • Court action
    Sudski postupak protiv četvoro okrivljenih je u toku.

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Unidentified persons torched the home of the journalist Milan Jovanovic in Grocka. Jovanovic stated that the video surveillance from the neighborhood recorded two masked men throwing flammable devices into the garage before the fire engulfed the building. Jovanovic’s home has been destroyed in the fire.