Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Blic Newsroom, Belgrade, 16.06.2023.

Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Blic Newsroom, Belgrade, 16.06.2023.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Blic Newsroom
  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Blic
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Blic
  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    16.06.2023
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (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

6/16/2023 – An unknown man sent threats to the daily newspaper “Blic” by phone on June 16.

The case was immediately reported to the Special Prosecutor’s Office for VTK, which reacted immediately, together with the Police, established the suspect’s identity and the person was soon detained.

18/6/2023 – The suspect admitted to the criminal offense and an agreement was concluded with him on the admission of the criminal offence, which determined the sentence of house arrest for the duration of six months. The agreement was approved by the competent court and the judge for the preliminary proceedings.