Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Shkumbin Kajtazi, Mitrovicë,18.10.2020

AJK •︎ 18/10/2020

Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists, Shkumbin Kajtazi, Mitrovicë,18.10.2020

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Shkumbin Kajtazi

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Reporteri.net
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Rrjeti social Facebook

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    18.10.2020
  • City
    Mitrovicë
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Për ketë rast ka aktakuzë me datë 27.10.2020.

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

The car of the well-known Kosovar journalist Shkumbin Kajtazi was the target of several firearms last night in the city of Mitrovica.

Kajtazi announced this through a post on Facebook, where he stated that he reported the case to the police and according to him, the attack is related to his work and has no other motives.

“Last night I faced a dangerous attack: my car was shot with 5 or 6 bullets. The event happened around midnight, where the car was parked in the center of Mitrovica “, wrote he among others.

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo, through a press release has strongly condemned the attack with firearms in the direction of the journalist’s car, Shkumbin Kajtazi. For AJK, the firearm attack on the car of journalist Kajtazi is extremely concerning and they don’t only harm the environment journalists work in, but threaten the lives of each journalist.

AJK calls on the competent authorities to deal with this case as soon as possible so that the intimidators are brought to justice.