Physical assault on a journalist, Dragan Marinković, Leskovac, 02.03.2020.

IJAS •︎ 04/03/2020

Physical assault on a journalist, Dragan Marinković, Leskovac, 02.03.2020.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Dragan Marinković

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    JugMedija Leskovac
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Journalist Ljiljana Stojanović, JAS

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    02.03.2020
  • City
    Leskovac
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

While photographing a mass of minors shouting “F a**t will not walk here” and “Kill fa**ts”, one of the protesters pushed  the journalist from the local portal JugMedia Leskovac, Dragan Marinković, after which the journalist fell to the ground. While on the ground, he was kicked in the body. The case was immediately reported to police who responded quickly and secured the scene of the attack. Shortly afterwards, members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Leskovac arrested a person on suspicion that he had committed the criminal offense of Violent Conduct, police said, namely that he physically assaulted Jugmedia portal journalist Dragan Marinkovic, who was slightly injured. Police said the suspect was taken to the  prosecutor’s office.