Other threats to journalists, Amarildo Gutić, Sarajevo, 23.02.2023.

BHJA •︎ 02/03/2023

Other threats to journalists, Amarildo Gutić, Sarajevo, 23.02.2023.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Amarildo Gutić

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Žurnal.info
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Journalist

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    23.02.2023
  • City
    Sarajevo
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Authorities - individuals
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    In person
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    There are no results of the investigation. In the meantime, Ramo Isak was appointed as the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Federation of BiH - one of the Bosnian entities.
  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the investigative phase
  • Type of violation
    Security threat

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly
    The association sent a letter of concern to the institutions

As stated in the article published by Žurnal, on Tuesday, in front of the Municipal Court building in Sarajevo, Ramo Isak, a member of the Assembly of Zenica-Doboj Canton, warned journalist Amarildo Gutić in a threatening, angry voice to “stop writing about his children”. The threats were made ahead of the hearing regarding the lawsuit that Isak initiated against Žurnal.

A few months ago, according to Žurnal, Isak also threatened Gutić and asked different people to tell the journalist how he would “finally deal with him”.

BH Journalists reacted with a public statement – a protest against the threats that this public official sent to the journalist Amarildo Gutić.