Translations: Podgorica
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerPodgorica
- GenderFemale
- Victim(s) nameAlisa Hajdarpašić
Media outlet
- Name of the media outletTV Vijesti
- Type of media platformRadio
- Source of information about the incidentwww.vijesti,me
Incident Data
- Date of incident14.04.2024
- CityBijelo Polje
- Perpetrator(s)Known (suspected)
- Attacked byAuthorities - individuals
- Type of incidentActual attacks on journalists
Action by the authorities
Action taken by the journalists' association
- Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?No
The correspondent of Vijesti from Bijelo Polje, Alisa Hajdarpašić, was attacked while performing her work duties on April 14th in Bijelo Polje. Namely, the journalist was assigned to cover police activities in Orahovica in front of the family home of Zoran Lazović, a former official of the intelligence sector who was arrested that day upon the order of the Special State Prosecutor’s Office. Despite immediately identifying herself and presenting her press credentials upon arrival, a group of individuals at the scene began to insult and push her to prevent her from carrying out her journalistic assignment.
In a statement given to the police, the journalist stated that Vladan Kovačević, a local official, encouraged the residents to surround her, and that Sakib Čindrak, the president of the Bistrica local community, pushed her to prevent her from completing her work task.