SLAPP suit against journalist Robert Bojaj, Prishtina, 20.11.2024

AJK •︎ 20/11/2024

SLAPP suit against journalist Robert Bojaj, Prishtina, 20.11.2024

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Robert Bojaj

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    ATV
  • Type of media platform
    Radio
    Radio
  • Source of information about the incident
    Robert Bojaj

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    20.11.2024
  • City
    Prishtina
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Public person(s)
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Other means of incidents and attacks
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists
  • Type of threat
    Unfounded judicial and administrative harassment including SLAPP cases

  • Action by the authorities

  • 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 provided legal support

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo – AJK, has received with concern the information regarding the lawsuit that the rapper Trim Ademi, known as Capital T, has filed against the journalist Robert Bojaj.

The rapper claims that a question asked by Bojaj to a guest on an entertainment show has damaged Ademi’s reputation. AJK considers this lawsuit to be a Strategic Lawsuit against Public Participation (SLAPP) and is an attempt to silence and intimidate the journalist.

People with social influence should show a higher level of tolerance regarding issues of public interest and should not abuse the right of access to justice. AJK has organized protection and legal representation for journalist Bojaj and today filed the response to the lawsuit at the Basic Court of Pristina.

We have full trust in the justice system and hope that the court will handle this case in accordance with the Council of Europe’s recommendation against SLAPP suits and establish a precedent in favor of the freedom of journalists to exercise their fundamental right to raise questions. AJK will closely monitor this court case.