Journalist Center for Research Journalism (CIN) Renata Radić-Dragić and cameraman Jenat Dreković were attacked on Thursday afternoon in Brčko while filming staff for a new story.
Fiddle of physical injuries have been established, and Radić-Dragić was sent to further searches due to suffered stress.
Police came to the place of the event, and the attackers were detained at the Brčko District police station. The CIN determined that the members of the Bogicevic family were detained. They said that the owners of the building where the betting was taken by Dreković and Radić-Dragić. After the police statement were released.
A report on a family member will be submitted against a family member to inflict lighter bodily injuries and damage to other people’s office to the Brčko District, which will decide on further action.
Radić-Dragić and Dreković work on a study on Brčansko politician and businessman Zoran Kokanovic, owner of residential, business facilities and bookmakers, who recorded in the Brčan settlement of Ilicka.
During the shoot, a group of people in which Bogičevići and the cries were forbidged from the building. Although journalists were presented and tried to explain what they film and why they did with public areas, Bogičevići did not want to talk them already physically attacked them.
They traded the notes from the press of the journalist, damaged her bag and kidnapped the umbrella, dragged her jacket, and the camerel stared on the camerader, who had damaged you to hijack the cell phone. Dreković is trying to calm tensions, preserve the equipment and record the event easier to hurt.
To avoid further escalation journalists and the cameraman walked away to the other side of the street and waited for the police.
(Type / Source: Cin)
