Country | SR |
Name and Surname | Vladeta Urosevic and Danilo Masojevic |
Gender | Male |
Date | 17/04/2018 |
City / Location | Leskovac |
Type of incident | Actual attacks on journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Type of media | Radio and television |
Media name | TV Prva |
Source | TV Prva |
Article and legislation violated (nationally) | Violent Behaviour, article 344, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code. |
Judiciary status | The court conducted a guilty verdict. |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
What was journalists' association reaction | IJAS publicly condemned the attack and reminded that any attack on a journalist is an attack on freedom of expression. The association informed the prosecution about the case. Also, Regional Platform reacted. |
Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police |
Cameraman Vladeta Urosevic and journalist Danilo Masojevic were planning to film an interview with the Mayor of Leskovac. However, as they arrived near the venue, an unknown man from a nearby café started shouting and threatening them. The man used his car to block TV Prva crew vehicle. When the crew started taking the equipment out of the car, the man attacked cameraman Urošević, causing minor head injuries.