Actual attacks on journalists, Zivana Susak Zivkovic, Split, 12.04.2020.

CJA •︎ 14/04/2020

Actual attacks on journalists, Zivana Susak Zivkovic, Split, 12.04.2020.

Translations: Zagreb 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Zagreb
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Živana Šušak Živković

  • Media outlet

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

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    12.04.2020
  • City
    Split, Sirobuja
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (convicted)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists
  • Type of attack
    attack_physical_snatch

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    The Municipal State Attorney's Office in Split filed an indictment against two men (53 y.o.) and (21 y.o.). Men are charged with the criminal offense of coercion against a person performing activities of public interest or in the public service.
  • Court action
    Father and son Tonći and Antonio Čukušić were found guilty of attacking journalist Živana Šušak Živković during Easter 2020 mass in the church in Sirobuja. The Pula County Court upheld the first-instance verdict. The father received seven months in prison and the son eight, but the sentences were replaced with community service. Antonio must pay the journalist 398.17 euros in damages and 132.72 euros in court costs.
  • Legal status of the case
    Perpetrator is convicted
  • Type of violation
    Light physical injury
    Damage to journalists' belongings

  • 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
    The association sent a letter of concern to the institutions
    The association informed international organizations and institutions
    The association provided legal support
    The association organized some other form of support

On April 12, during the morning Easter Mass at the church in Sirobuja (Split, Croatia) a Dalmacija Portal journalist Zivana Susak Zivkovic was attacked while filming gathering of believers in front of the church. First she was roughly pushed to the church’s front door and then, while live streaming the event someone took her cell phone and destroyed it. In the turmoil, her hand was heavily pinned by the church door. Susak Zivkovic reported the case to the police and sought medical assistance.