Threats against media outlets and organizations, Depo portal, online, 08.12.2023.

BHJA •︎ 08/12/2023

Threats against media outlets and organizations, Depo portal, online, 08.12.2023.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Organization

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Depo portal
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Depo portal

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    08.12.2023
  • City
    Sarajevo
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • Type of incident
    Threats against media outlets and organizations
  • Type of threat
    Aggressive, harassing or discriminatory statements

  • Action by the authorities

  • Police action
    By order of the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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, female 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

On his Facebook profile, Jasmin Mulahusić, a BiH citizen with a residence in Luxemburg, published threatening messages and misinformation regarding the DEPO portal from Sarajevo, as well as journalists and editors of this media. Mulahusić put this media in a dangerous situation because he published untruths comments regarding media content published by DEPO portal.

BH Journalists Association ( BHJA) sent a request to the Prosecutor’s Office of KS and BiH for the inclusion of this case in the investigation conducted by the prosecutor’s office in connection with Mulahusić’s threats to the media and journalists in BiH.