Other threats to journalists, Mersiha Drinjaković, Rubina Čengić i Borka Rudić, online, 06.12.2023.

BHJA •︎ 06/12/2023

Other threats to journalists, Mersiha Drinjaković, Rubina Čengić i Borka Rudić, online, 06.12.2023.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Mersiha Drinjaković, Rubina Čengić i Borka Rudić

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Magazine Gracie, BH Journalists Association
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
    Other
  • Source of information about the incident
    Female Journalists

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    06.12.2023
  • City
    Sarajevo
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    By order of the BiH Prosecutor's Office, the state agency SIPA and the police of Sarajevo Canton conducted an investigation at the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024, and took statements from the victims in more than 10 cases of threats to journalists and the media.
  • Public prosecutor's action
    The BiH Prosecutor's Office conducted an investigation regarding Mulahusic's threats directed at more than 10 media and journalists. At the end of April 2024, the indictment against Mulahusić was dropped. https://n1info.ba/vijesti/tuzilastvo-bih-podignulo-optuznicu-protiv-jasmina-mulahusica/
  • Court action
    In May 2024, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed the indictment. The start of the trial is expected. https://media.ba/bs/vijesti-i-dogadaji-vijesti/sud-bih-potvrdio-optuznicu-protiv-jasmina-mulahusica
  • Legal status of the case
    Indictment filed by the prosecutor
  • 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 sent a letter of concern to the institutions
    The association provided legal support

Jasmin Mulahisić repeated the threats he wrote to the journalist and editor of Gracia magazine Meriha Drinjaković, sent on December 1. This time, he and his friends on Facebook brutally and gender-based insulted not only Meriha Drinjaković but also journalists Rubina Čengić and Borka Rudić.

BH Journalists Association again sent the report to the Prosecutor’s Office of Sarajevo Canton and to the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina with request for investigation of this case.