Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Drago Pilsel, Zagreb, 15.06.2014.

Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Drago Pilsel, Zagreb, 15.06.2014.

Translations: Zagreb 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Zagreb
  • Gender
    Male
  • Media outlet

  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    15.06.2014
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • 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

Drago Pilsel in his inbox at Facebook found a message sent by a J.B. from Mostar saying: “Your time will come too, you litter”. Pilsel reported the message to the police the same evening. It was sent after Pilsel published the article entitled “When Bishop Košić kisses Kordić’s hand, he mocks the God” . The message was not sent anonimously and one can clearly see hate against Moslems at J.B.’s web profile. It also has insignia of the HVO Military Police Unit “Jockers”, accused of war crime agains Moslems in Ahmići.