Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Vojin Radovanovic, Belgrade, 24.06.2023.

IJAS •︎ 24/06/2023

Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists, Vojin Radovanovic, Belgrade, 24.06.2023.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Journalist
  • Gender
    Male
  • Victim(s) name
    Vojin Radovanovic

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Danas
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Nina Colic

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    24.06.2023
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    life_threat

  • Action by the authorities

  • Public prosecutor's action
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case. The case is placed in the records of unknown perpetrators.
  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

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

Danas journalist Vojin Radovanović was attacked on the night between June 24 and 25 in the Šlep bar in Belgrade, when an unknown person who recognized Radovanović as a Danas journalist first uttered threats and then physically attacked him, grabbing his arm dragged violently and against his will. Fortunately, the threats and attack did not escalate because there were several other people who prevented a more serious incident and new attacks. On that occasion, the person said to the journalist and repeated several times: “Vojine, Danas is a mercenary media, and you work in a mercenary media!”.

Because of this, two days later, in the presence of his lawyer, Radovanović filed a criminal complaint for endangering security, about which an official note was made at the police station in New Belgrade. A few days later, at the invitation of the prosecutor, the journalist gave a statement at the Third Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in New Belgrade.

The prosecutor’s office and the police have initiated data collection activities and the case is active.