Translations: Pristina
Case info
Personal info
- Regional centerPristina
- Who was attacked?Group
- Group members' names and surnamesBetimi për Drejtësi
Media outlet
- Name of the media outletBetimi për Drejtësi
- Type of media platformRadio
- Source of information about the incidentInstituti i Kosovës për Drejtësi - IKD
Incident Data
- Date of incident11.12.2019
- Perpetrator(s)Not known
- Attacked byBy public official(s) and/or representative(s) of the executive power
- Type of incidentOther threats to journalists
Action by the authorities
Action taken by the journalists' association
- Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?Yes
While the court session was happening, the observer and journalist of “Oath of the Justice” were insulted and offended by M.Z.
During a court session, M. Z. insulted and offended the journalists and observers of Kosovo Justice Institute IKD, because they published a story which showed him watching box match while the process was going on.
Based on the information of IKD leaders given to the Association of Journalists of Kosovo – AJK as a consequence of the news published, one of the suspected people M.Z started to insulting and offend all of them who monitored the session including IKD observer. According to them, this action was an abuse of court procedures, which are set by article 301 of the Criminal Procedure Code. IKD considers that concessions were also made by the judge Vesel Ismaili, who did not order the based on his competencies.
IKD required officially by AJK to react and support them in protecting its job and activities on monitoring the courts and other justice institutions.