Lynching vocabulary towards the journalist, Albijona Hoxhaj, Pristina, 18.07.2021

Translations: Pristina 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Pristina
• Gender

  Female
• Victim(s) name

  Albijona Hoxhaj

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  Betimi per Drejtesi
• Type of media platform

  Online Media
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Betimi per Drejtesi

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  18.07.2021
• City

  Prishtina
• Perpetrator(s)

  Known (suspected)
• Attacked by

  Public person(s)
  
• 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

The spokesman of the Kosovo Electricity Distribution Company (KEDS), Viktor Buzhala used lynching vocabulary towards the journalist of the Kosovo Law Institute (KLI), Albijona Hoxhaj and her colleagues.

After the reporting of “Betimi per Drejtesi” for the approach of Viktor Buzhala towards the journalist, Albijona Hoxhaj, Buzhala has continued to use accusatory and offensive language against journalists through a comment on Facebook.

“You are saying the I insulted and offended one of your journalists because I called a statement of theirs ridiculous… It is not my fault that you employ such ignorant, and your employees are of such level”, Buzhala wrote among others.

In addition to commenting with offensive language on journalists, Buzhala also posted a status on his Facebook profile, where according to him the Kosovo Law Institute is lined up behind “potential criminal actions”.

“The same “Institute”, in the name of justice is strongly aligned in defense of potential crime and potential criminal activities. The electricity in the Palace of Justice has been stopped several times during important sessions, such as Stenta 2, against Uke Rugova or against 4 ministers. These bans have caused the hearings to be interrupted. No stops have been made by KEDS. Exactly, this” Institute “has camouflaged the ban in front of the public during the reporting, saying only the electricity was stopped”, wrote among others Buzhala.

It remains a concern to AJK that journalists are still victims of such accusations, insults and behavior by officials.

AJK calls upon all officials to recognize the role of journalists in a democratic society and to distance themselves from accusations and insults towards them.