Intimidation – verbal threat, the journalist of Blic, Belgrade, 17.06.2015.

Intimidation – verbal threat, the journalist of Blic, Belgrade, 17.06.2015.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Gender
    Female
  • Victim(s) name
    [:en]Novinarka Blica[:]
  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    [:en]Blic[:]
  • Type of media platform
    Printed Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    [:en]Blic[:]
  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    17.05.2015
  • City
    [:en]Beograd[:]
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Known (suspected)
  • Attacked by
    Authorities - individuals
  • Type of incident
    life_threat
  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes

Predrag Mikic, an adviser of Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, threatened the journalist of Blic. Immediately after completion of the trial by Mikic’s lawsuit against Blic for several articles about his illegal practices, Mikic said to the journalist who reported on the proceedings that she: “doesn’t know who he is”, and also he said: “I am persistent and you don’t know how much I’m ready to go to the end”.