Threaths against the lives and limbs of journalists, Avdo Avdić, Žurnal, 24.10.2019.

BHJA •︎ 25/10/2019

Threaths against the lives and limbs of journalists, Avdo Avdić, Žurnal, 24.10.2019.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Avdo Avdić

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Žurnal
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    24.10.2019
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes

In a video message, recorded and sent by a person named Mirza Gacanin, with a place of residence in the Netherlands, along with vulgar curses and mentions of the journalist’s children, he threatens to journalist Avdo Avdic that they are going to “search for him in the canals”.
The video message was sent after Avdic published several articles about possible drug and money-laundering offenses and Gacanin’s alleged involvement in these illegal acts.