Actual attacks on journalists, Marko Dragoslavic, Belgrade, 01.01.2023.

IJAS •︎ 01/01/2023

Actual attacks on journalists, Marko Dragoslavic, Belgrade, 01.01.2023.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Marko Dragoslavić

  • Media outlet

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

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    01.01.2023
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Public prosecutor processed the case, but after statement, Dragoslavic stated that he does not want to process the case on criminal level, regarding on his endangering of the safety. Regardong this, on 20.01.2023, public prosecutor decided not to process further criminal investigation.

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

FoNet agency reporter Marko Dragoslavić was attacked around 3:30 p.m. while he was filming the “Fristajler” raft from the promenade, which partially sank during New Year’s Eve.

While he was filming the raft and the coast, he was attacked by two men who did not allow him to start filming. The journalist showed his press credentials or: “Despite this, one of them got in my face, grabbed my neck with his fist and, squeezing me, pushed me away,” he stated.

The police and the public prosecutor’s office initiated proceedings, however, after taking a statement from the injured journalist, Dragoslavić stated that he did not want to prosecute anyone, and that he now considers that his safety was not threatened. On the basis of the document dated 20.01.2023. by the competent public prosecutor’s office, a decision was made to dismiss the criminal complaint.