Threat towards journalist Bujar Vitija, Pristina, 10.08.2021

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    Country KO
    Name and Surname Bujar Vitija
    Gender Male
    Date 10/08/2021
    City / Location Pristina
    Type of incident Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists
    By whom To journalists by citizens
    Name of the perpetrator Kemajl Gashi
    Type of media online
    Media name Gazeta Shneta
    Source Bujar Vitija
    Was journalist`s association informed Yes
    What was journalists' association reaction AJK considers this as a serious threat and one that endangers the safety of this journalist. AJK calls upon Kosovo Police to handle the case with priority, after it has been reported to them by the journalist himself.
    Were authorities informed? Case was reported to the police

    Bujar Vitija, a journalist with the online portal “gazetashneta.com”, has notified AJK that he has been threatened by a person, who is supposedly the father of the anesthesiologist Kemajl Gashi, for whom it has been reported by the above-mentioned portal to have been fined by the Health Inspectorate due to the fact that he has left his workplace during his custody shift.

    “Apparently you have written something. You won’t be able to recognize yourself. We’ll be meeting real soon”, was the message to the journalist Vitija sent by this person. AJK considers this as a serious threat and one that endangers the safety of this journalist.

    AJK calls upon Kosovo Police to handle the case with priority, after it has been reported to them by the journalist himself.