3 hours agoAttack on journalists in Leposavic, tomorrow Serb List Simiqi faces charges
Periskopi(9 months ago)
(9 months ago)There is already an indictment for Serbian List deputy head Slavko Simun, who is accused of inciting protesters to attack Albanian journalists during tensions in Leposavic, which occurred on 16 June 2023, says the Online Economy, broadcast Periscopi. And for this tomorrow ( Thursday) at the Constitutional Court in Mitrovica beginning at 09 a.m., [...]
And for this tomorrow ( Thursday) at the Constitutional Court in Mitrovica, starting at 09:00, the initial review of Serbian List MP Slavko Sibiu and Uros Vukasinovic will be held. Evidence of injured journalists during protests organised by the Serbian state camera will also be heard at this session.
Bringing attention that the attack has taken place during the rejection of Local Power Management Minister Elbert Krasniqi's visit to the municipality facility.
According to the Constitutional Prosecutor's Act in Mitrovica, on June 16, 2023, during the protest against Minister Krasniqi's visit, Sinquis has ordered the crowd to attack the media and then media teams have been attacked with shocks, fists, kicks and hard tools.
He is charged with criminal work “Taking part in the crowd that committed criminal acts and hooliganism”. Besides him, the accused is Uros Vukasinovici, whom the Prosecution charges with the attack.
MP Singhi currently has the status of the suspect for unconstitutional action.
According to Kosovo Journalists' Association statistics, there are over 30 cases of attacks on journalists that have occurred for three weeks during Serb protests in 2023. Only one person has been convicted of them. In February 2025, the Constitutional Court in Mitrovica sentenced Dalibor Spacin, who pleaded guilty to the attack on journalist Burim Zariqi.
