Intimidation of the journalist Lirim Mehmetaj, Prishtinë, 05.03.2024

Translations: Pristina 

• Case info

• Personal info

• Regional center

  Pristina
• Gender

  Male
• Victim(s) name

  Lirim Mehmetaj

• Media outlet

• Name of the media outlet

  Albanian Post
• Type of media platform

  Online Media
  
• Source of information about the incident

  Lirim Mehmetaj

• Incident Data

• Date of incident

  05.03.2024
• City

  Prishtine
• Perpetrator(s)

  Not known
• Attacked by

  Authorities - individuals
  
• Type of incident

  Other threats to journalists

• Action by the authorities

• Action taken by the journalists' association

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

  Yes

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo has received with concern a statement made by journalist Lirim Mehmetaj of the Albanian Post regarding the summons issued to him as a defendant by the Basic Prosecutor’s Office in Pristina.

In the summons for presence on March 7, Mehmetaj is invited as a defendant for the criminal offense of “inciting discord and impatience” under Article 141 of the Penal Code.

While AJK is waiting for official information, such a call to a journalist is an alarm for a democratic society, as Kosovo claims to be.

AJK will be requesting official information and closely monitoring the unprecedented development of the justice system in Kosovo on Thursday.