Other threats to journalists, Diamand Bajra, Peja, 03. 04. 2019.

AJK •︎ 04/04/2019

Other threats to journalists, Diamand Bajra, Peja, 03. 04. 2019.

Translations: Pristina 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Pristina
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Diamant Balaj

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Gazeta Blic
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Gazeta Blic

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    03.04.2019
  • City
    Peja
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Authorities - individuals
  • Type of incident
    Other threats to journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    AJK has reacted publicly through social media. It invited Musli Arifi to withdraw his declaration.
  • Court action
    AGK ka reaguar publikisht permes mediave sociale. I eshte kerkuar Musli Arifi te terheq deklaraten e tij.

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

The head of the Islamic Community in Peja, Musli Arifaj, has threatened BLIC journalist Diamant Balaj. He had written in the newspaper about a case where Musli Arifaj was involved in exhuming a body and re-interred it without informing family members. In this case, Kosovo Police has initiated criminal proceedings qualifying the case as “damage to cemeteries or corpses.”