Physical assault, Kurir, Belgrade, 20.10.2016.

test_admin •︎ 20/10/2016

Physical assault, Kurir, Belgrade, 20.10.2016.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Who was attacked?
    Group

  • Media outlet

  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    20.10.2016
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Type of incident
    Actual attacks on journalists

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    Tužilaštvu nije podneta prijava niti izveštaju.

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

While the journalist and photo-reporter Kurira waiting in front of the prosecutor’s basketball player Marko Jaric, the female approached them and brazenly asked: “What do you have that picture?” When Marko Jaric appeared in front of the prosecutor’s office, lawyer swung her hand on photo-reporter and covered the lens with a hand. Asked by a journalist: “Do you know that this is an attack on journalists?” she arrogantly said: “The attack on journalists does not exist.”