Translations: Pristina
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerPristina
- GenderMale
- Victim(s) nameVehbi Kajtazi
Media outlet
- Name of the media outletInsajderi.com
- Type of media platformOnline Media
- Source of information about the incidentinsajderi.com
Incident Data
- Date of incident13.10.2017
- CityPrishtina
- Perpetrator(s)Not known
- Attacked by(ordinary) citizens
- Type of incidentOther threats to journalists
Action by the authorities
- Public prosecutor's actionUrdhëroi hetim
- Court actionSulmuesit i janë dhënë 30 ditë paraburgim.
Action taken by the journalists' association
- Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?Yes
Investigative Journalist and Chief Editor of Insajderi.com, Vehbi Kajtazi, was physically assaulted by an identified suspect while he was getting out of cafe ‘Lounge’ on Friday afternoon in city centre, October 13th 2017. Kajtazi has received several punches causing light injuries and scratches and had to receive treatment at the Emergency Center in Pristina.