Attacks on media outlets and organizations, KRIK, Belgrade, 22.07.2019.

IJAS •︎ 22/07/2019

Attacks on media outlets and organizations, KRIK, Belgrade, 22.07.2019.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    KRIK

  • Media outlet

  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    KRIK

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    22.07.2019
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Type of incident
    Attacks on media outlets and organizations

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Muškarac koji je navodno pratio suprugu Predraga Malog, brata ministra finansija, a za koga je provladin tabloid „Srpski telegraf“ lažno tvrdio da je novinar KRIK-a, identifikovan je i saslušan u Prvom osnovnom tužilaštvu.

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

After KRIK published story about Predrag Mali, brother of Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali, tabloid Srpski telegraf published article “How is the plan for the collapse of government and Serbian President being implemented: They attack Vucic even through the babies“ in which they publishing false accusations against KRIK, they claimed that journalist approached Predrag Mali’s wife while she was with her baby and followed her to the entrance of the building.

These claims have been supported by security camera footage that allegedly depicts how the KRIK’s journalist followed Mali’s wife. Video, according to the statement of KRIK, shows an unknown male, who obviously is not one of KRIK team members. Also, Milan Ladjevic, editor-in-chief of Serbian Telegraph in a morning TV show on Pink television accused KRIK of using the “Japanese surveillance method” and that it is part of some secret operation “Omča”, allegedly carried out by Western embassies in order to crash Aleksandar Vučić and the SNS from power.

Several government representatives have been quoted it that same article – Zorana Mihajlovic, Goran Vesic, Miroslav Lazanski, Vojislav Seselj, Nikola Nikodijevic, Milos Vucevic and Dubravka Filipovski.