Country | KO |
Name and Surname | Arlind Sadiku |
Gender | Male |
Date | 04/05/2022 |
City / Location | Gjilan |
Type of incident | Other threats to journalists |
By whom | By public persons |
Name of the perpetrator | Mervan Bejtullahu |
Type of media | online |
Media name | ArtMotion |
Source | |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
What was journalists' association reaction | For AJK, such language and behavior is unacceptable and makes it impossible for the journalist to report from the field. AJK also calls upon the Football Federation of Kosovo - FFK, to take measures against referee Bejtullahu. |
Arlind Sadiku a sports journalist reported at the Association of Journalists of Kosovo that he was threatened by referee Mervan Bejtullahu.
According to Sadiku, Bejtullahu openly threatened him before the match Gjilan – Drita, saying to him that “We are in Gjilan, but if we were in Prishtina, I would have beaten you”.
For AJK, such language and behavior is unacceptable and makes it impossible for the journalist to report from the field.
AJK also calls upon the Football Federation of Kosovo – FFK, to take measures against referee Bejtullahu.