Contry | CRO |
Gender | Group CIN Journalists from Sarajevo |
Date | 26/10/2022 |
City / Location | Dubrovnik |
Type of incident | Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists |
By whom | By public officials |
Threats against the lives and physical safety of journalists | Face_to_face or telephone life or physical harm threats |
Name of the perpetrator | Zoran Čegar |
Type of media | online |
Media name | cin.ba |
Source | organisation |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
On October 26, 2022, the trial for the criminal offense of fraud against Zoran Čegar, BiH Police Officer, began in Dubrovnik. Journalists from the Center for Investigative Journalism (CIN) approached Čegar in front of the courthouse, where he started insulting them. After the CIN journalist asked Čegar for a comment, he reacted violently and threatened: “Don’t let me rip your throat out!”.