Country | BH |
Gender | Male |
Date | 14/12/2022 |
City / Location | Sarajevo |
Type of incident | Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Type of media | |
Media name | Dnevni avaz |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
Were authorities informed? | Case was reported to the police |
Journalist and editor of “Dnevni Avaz” Miralem Aščić received threats to his life by phone after a series of articles he published in Dnevni Avaz about the murder of two policemen from Sarajevo, as well as reporting on the investigation and indictment against the two suspects. It is assumed that the brother of Aleksandar Macan, one of the suspects in this case, is behind the threats.
Members of the Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton, in cooperation with colleagues from the East Sarajevo Police Department, found and arrested a person whose initials are M.M., who is accused of threatening the journalist and editor of “Dnevni Avaz”. Proceedings are being conducted against him in accordance with the law.