| Country | KO |
| Name and Surname | Besnik Krasniqi |
| Gender | Male |
| Date | 13/02/2019 |
| City / Location | Prishtina |
| Type of incident | Other threats to journalists |
| By whom | By public officials |
| Name of the perpetrator | Halil Matoshi |
| Type of media | |
| Media name | Koha Ditore |
| Source | Koha Ditore |
| Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
| What was journalists' association reaction | AJK has reacted publicly through a public release. |
| Were authorities informed? | Case was not reported to the police |
The Political Adviser of PM Ramush Haradinaj, Halil Matoshi has labeled the journalist of Koha Ditore, Besnik Krasniqi as an agent of foreign services.
“Besnik Krasniqi is shining in Sputnik’s special war against our Republic!?”, Matoshi wrote on the social network Facebook, attaching to the article the photos of Koha Ditore and Sputnik, while attaching the article the photos of Koha Ditore and Sputnik.
The Association of Journalists of Kosovo has publicly reacted to this through a press release. “AGK considers that the language used by the prime minister’s adviser contributes to the language of hatred and dissension and, as such, is punishable, as it severely violates freedom of expression and journalism …”, it is said in the reaction of this organization.
