Physical assaults, Predrag Blagojevic, Nis, 16.08.2015.

Translations: Beograd 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  RS
• Gender

  Male

• Media outlet

• Type of media platform

  Online Media
  

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  16.08.2015
• Perpetrator(s)

  Known (suspected)
• Attacked by

  Authorities - individuals
  
• 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

Predrag Blagojevic, editor of the portal “Juzne vesti”, experienced discomfort on the task, when at the entrance to the stage of Nisvil festival, Blagojevic was apprehended by a police officer. At the officer’s request, Blagojevic produced his press ID card, explaining that he didn’t have his civil ID card with him. Blagojevic said: “While they were taking me to the patrol wagon, the police hit me on the head twice, as evidenced by the emergency service in writing”.