RTK reporter: The removal of Edith Avdiu and Hannah Marthet from RTK is “a form of persecution”

Gent Durguti, a Kosovo Radio Television journalist, has reacted sharply after failing to continue working contracts for journalists Edina Avdiu and Hannah Martheti, naming the decision as unwarranted professionally and as open pressure on journalists in the editorial.

“Do not follow up on the work contract can only be reasoned on cases when no defined work objectives have been met. However, the departure of Edith Avdiu and Hannah Martheti, who have worked extremely hard and with high professional devotion, cannot be interpreted differently than as a form of persecution”, he wrote.

According to the journalist, the decision was taken by chairman without full mandate. This decision was taken by the editor-in-chief's task officer, a person who has no full mandate to take such action”, he points out. He adds that the problem is not limited to the two cited journalists: “for more, not only to these two journalists, but to many others, he is putting constant pressure and psychological violence, creating a climate of fear and uncertainty in the editorials. ”

The journalist calls for immediate reaction from RTK's management, which itself is in the position of task leader. Therefore, the management ) which is also in the quality of duty manager must react immediately and stop this unacceptable pressure, as well as the impact of the surrounding opportunists”, he points out, warning that the current situation is reproducing the behavior of the troubled managements of the past. The psychological “Dungus currently being exercised does not differ from the harmful practices of past management. ”