Threats against the lives and limbs, Marija Vucic, Belgrade, 24.06.2017.

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    Country SR
    Name and Surname Marija Vucic
    Gender Female
    Date 24/06/2017
    City / Location Belgrade
    Type of incident Threats against the lives and limbs of journalists
    Type of media online
    Media name Cenzolovka
    Source Cenzolovka
    Judiciary status The case was reported to the police and the prosecutor's office. The case is ongoing before the Prosecutor Office.
    Was journalist`s association informed Yes
    What was journalists' association reaction IJAS strongly condemned death threat sent to journalist and stated that expect of the Prosecution Office for High Tech Crime to investigate the case in an urgent procedure, establish the identity of the author of threat and initiate criminal proceedings against him.
    Were authorities informed? Yes - Police Yes - Public

    The death threat was sent via Facebook in the night between Friday and Saturday (June 23-24), only a few hours after the text the “Threats of the Nis extremists: Now Vucic’s security will come, they know to deal with journalists” was published. The message that said “You snake, you’ll go under the sword soon” was sent from a false Facebook profile featuring a photo of Miroljub Petrovic, known for his statements that certain NGOs activists, homosexuals, atheists … should be punished by death sentences – by stoning and “by the sword“. The mentioned article is about an incident that took place in Nis when the extreme right wing groups prevented the showing of a documentary “Albanians are our Sisters”.