Country | BH |
Name and Surname | [:en]Journalists of BN TV, Hit TV & ATV[:] |
Gender | Group [:en]Journalists of BN TV, Hit TV & ATV[:] |
Date | 01/06/2016 |
City / Location | [:en]Brčko[:] |
Type of incident | Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists |
By whom | To journalists by citizens |
Name of the perpetrator | [:en]P.S.[:] |
Media name | [:en]BN TV, ATV, HIT TV[:] |
Source | [:en]BN[:] |
Article and legislation violated (nationally) | [:en]Criminal Code Brcko Distrct - Article 180[:] |
Article of the European Convention of Human Rights that was violated | [:en]Article 10[:] |
Legal closure | Perpatrator is convicted |
Was journalist`s association informed | Yes |
What was journalists' association reaction | [:en]BHJA and FMHL reacted by public announcement; also we sent a letter to the police station Pelagićevo for investigation; the investigation has not been completed, FMHL is waiting for an answer from police station in Pelagićevo. [:] |
Were authorities informed? | Yes - Police |
During the shooting of police action, classified as “Provalnik” (origin. “Burglar”) taking place at Brcko District territory, verbal and physical assault occurred against our colleagues from BN TV, Alternativna TV (ATV) and HIT television by the person with initials P.S. from Donji Zabar that, during the police action directed verbal death threats shouting: “I will shoot you with my gun unless you stop recording”.