Other threats, digital harassment for journalist Edmond Hoxhaj, 23/04/2022, Tirana

Translations: Tirana 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Tirana
• Gender

  Male
• Victim(s) name

  Edmond Hoxhaj

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  BIRN, Reporter.al
• Source of information about the incident

  https://birn.eu.com/

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  23.04.2022
• City

  Tirana
• Perpetrator(s)

  Known (suspected)
• Attacked by

  Authorities - individuals
  
• 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

Edmond Hoxhaj journalist and his wife’s personal data were illegally accessed by Notary Agron Bajri.

On April 23, 2022, Hoxhaj together with the wife discovered that in their accounts on the e-Albania portal a notary named Agron Bajri had generated their family certificate on April 14 and a few minutes later had generated a receipt for the payment of Ms. Hoxha’s contributions.

We do not personally know this notary and have not authorized him to generate our documents. So Mr. Bajri has performed these actions without our consent and without our knowledge. The journalist Hoxha believes that Notary Bajri has generated his personal data based on his professional engagement as a reporter in the case of Mrs. Elisabeta Imeraj, former Head of Tirana’s Persecution Office. Based on some online verifications with internet search tools Mr. Bajri seems to be the former husband of Mrs. Imeraj.

Journalist Hoxhaj has reported the case to the Commissioner for the Right to Information and Personal Data Protection while he stated that: “Despite this situation, I am continuing and I know I continue my work practicing the profession of journalist”.