Threats against the lives and physical safety of the journalists, Jelena Spasic, Belgrade, 23.09.2024.

IJAS •︎ 23/09/2024

Threats against the lives and physical safety of the journalists, Jelena Spasic, Belgrade, 23.09.2024.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    Jelena Spasic

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Kurir daily
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Veran Matic

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    23.09.2024
  • City
    Belgrade
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
    Organized groups
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Posts or comments on social networks
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Against one suspect, a measure of prohibition to leave the apartment with electronic surveillance and a ban on using the Internet was imposed by decision. 28.11.2024. The Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment.
  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case
    The procedure is in the investigative phase
  • Type of violation
    Security threat

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    No

Daily and portal Kurir journalists were threatened on social networks.

The journalist’s photo was published on certain accounts on Instagram, followed by numerous threats and insults.

The threats were reported to the Special public prosecutor’s office for High Tech Crime.