Other threats to journalists, FTV and CIN journalists, Sarajevo, 30.1.2024.

BHJA •︎ 30/01/2024

Other threats to journalists, FTV and CIN journalists, Sarajevo, 30.1.2024.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    FTV and CIN journalists

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    FTV i CIN
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    FTV

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    30.01.2024
  • City
    Sarajevo
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Public person(s)
    Politician(s) / political party(ies) (other than public officials)
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Through media outlets (broadcast, print, online)
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    No reaction ex officio.
  • Court action
    No reaction ex officio.
  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case
  • Type of violation
    Other

  • 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 informed international organizations and institutions

Fadil Novalića, the former prime minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, verbally attacked the journalists of CIN and FTV for publishing an article about the verdict of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the determination of prison sentences for the actors of the “Respirators” sphere.

Fadil Novalić launched a political campaign against FTV journalist Haris Šetović and CIN journalists, accusing them of “fostering an affair” regarding the purchase of ventilators and illegal spending of public money, and that he himself is “a victim of a politically rigged process”. Similar accusations against the media were made by the third defendant, Fikret Hodžić, which turned into a serious and security-threatening campaign against FTV and CIN, hate speech and incitement on social networks. High officials of the SDA party also joined that campaign.