Threats against media outlets and organizations, Insajderi team, 20.03.2018, Pristina

Threats against media outlets and organizations, Insajderi team, 20.03.2018, Pristina

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Ekipi i Insajderit
  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Insajderi
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Insajderi
  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    20.03.2018
  • City
    Prishtinë
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations
  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Ka ngritur akuza
  • Court action
    Rasti ende nuk ka filluar të gjykohet.
  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Online newspaper “Insajderi” recevied death threats by an owner of a local company that was recently involved in the so-called ‘meat scandal’. The owner did not like the investigative reporting and called Insajderi by saying that he would kill everyone, and in particular the journalist that worked on the investigation.

Authorities in Belgium said that “Veviba” has functioned in unacceptable sanitary conditions and has manipulated the meat content as well as misusing the deadline stamps.

After the article was published, Insajderi received a telephone call from the owner of the company “Euro Ida”, Anton Jupa who threatened the team.

“Problems are very serious. If I would know who the first (journalist) it was, I would not kill him, but I will just chop him in pieces with an ax, and I will chop him and commit a massacre. Remember what I am telling you,” Jupa said in the telephone conversation.