Country | BH |
Name and Surname | Group of journalists |
Gender | Group Gordana Katana and Goran Dakić |
Date | 13/09/2017 |
City / Location | Banja Luka |
Type of incident | Actual attacks on journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens By public officials |
Name of the perpetrator | Čedomir Knežević and Miladin Stanić |
Type of media | |
Media name | Oslobođenje and Dnevni avaz |
Article and legislation violated (nationally) | Discrimination law Criminal Code - Article 169 |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
What was journalists' association reaction | BH Journalists published a PS expressing its deepest concerns regarding three verbal attacks on journalists in Banja Luka, requesting the authorities to respect media freedom and insurance of undisturbed work of journalists teams. |
Employee of the Railways of RS, Čedomir Knežević, seized the microphones from the RTRS team. Miladin Stanić, a SDS deputy in the NSRS, verbally attacked and kicked out the RTRS cameraman from the assembly hall. Nenad Stevandić, vice-president of NS, offended Gordana Katana, journalist from Oslobodjenje and Goran Dakić, journalists from Dnevni avaz.