Other threats to journalists, Toni Perinić, Zadar, 9.8.2022.

Translations: Zagreb 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Zagreb
• Gender

  Male
• Victim(s) name

  Toni Perinić

• Media outlet

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  09.08.2022
• City

  Zadar
• 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

A young journalist from Zadarski list, Toni Perinic, received threats on August 9, 2022, after investigating a case of tourist fraud on which the Tourist Board received at least 30 complaints.

Searching the internet, Perinic came across the confessions of people who complain about a renter from Privlaka (Zadar County) who takes an advance payment of HRK 500 for an apartment she rents and the day before the agreed vacation date, cancels it for various reasons. Perinić went to Privlaka yesterday to take some illustrative photos for the purposes of the article. When he returned home, his father was called by M.L. who introduced himself as the renter’s father. As he himself stated, he photographed the car in which the journalist went to Privlaka and found out the phone number of the owner of the car, which is the journalist’s father.

During the call M.L. made many threats, one of which was “be careful what you write because what you write will cost you”.

The journalist says that he felt fear for his life and pressure to work. He reported the case to the Zadar police. He is also concerned about how M.L. in a short time got the number of his father, the owner of the car.