Other threats, Tufik Softić, Berane, 15.03.2023.

TUMM •︎ 16/03/2023

Other threats, Tufik Softić, Berane, 15.03.2023.

Translations: Podgorica 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Podgorica
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Tufik Softić

  • Media outlet

  • Source of information about the incident
    Uprava policije

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    15.03.2023
  • City
    Berane
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Državni tužilac je naložio da se podnese krivična prijava protiv NN lica.

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No

On March 15, 2023, journalist Tufik Softić reported to the Berane Security Department that an unknown person had opened a fake account under his name on the social network Facebook.

His photo with inappropriate content was posted on the fake profile, and the last letter of his last name was changed.

The State Prosecutor ordered that a criminal complaint be filed against an unknown person for the criminal offense of unauthorized collection and use of personal data. Officers in charge of high-tech crime are acting in this case with the aim of identifying the perpetrator.