Verbal threat, Vehbi Kajtazi, Pristina, 20.03.2016.

Verbal threat, Vehbi Kajtazi, Pristina, 20.03.2016.

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Gender
    Male
  • Media outlet

  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    20.03.2016
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Authorities - individuals
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Journalist Vehbi Kajtazi reported to the association to have received a threat by Prime Minister Isa Mustafa. Kajtazi said he had a received a phone call, through Viber, by PM Mustafa after he published a story that was related to the PM’s brother. The story was related to the 2015 mass migration from Kosovo to western European countries, in which he reported that the PM’s brother was one of the many Kosovars seeking asylum in Germany. The PM Mustafa used offensive language towards Kajtazi and threatened him. Kajtazi reported the case to police.