ANEM alarm: Disturbing threatening message to Nenad Kulačin on Facebook.
Co-author of the show “Good, Bad, Evil” Nenad Kulačin received a disturbing threatening message on his Facebook profile from an account belonging to a certain Saša Trajković. In the audio recording, which is accompanied by uncontrolled outbursts of anger, profanity and disturbing threats can be heard.
The message states, among other things:
“What are you babbling about, you little monkey? Did you have your mouth shut, you one who is a piece of trash, I’ll screw your dead, both you and that monkey with the tail and beard, even if it’s dead, you piece of trash... Who do you think you’re insulting, the president of the country? I’ll screw your dead...”
The President of the Management Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM) and member of the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists, Veran Matić, as an operator on the SOS line for reporting threats and attacks, has submitted a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office for High-Tech Crime requesting an investigation into the case, given that the message is extremely disturbing and indicates anger, hatred, and a possible uncontrolled state in which the perpetrator is situated.
ANEM calls on the relevant authorities to urgently prosecute this case, identify, and sanction the perpetrator.
“This is the third threat against Nenad Kulačin that we are reporting this year. In one case, the perpetrator has been identified and charges have been filed, while in the other case, the perpetrator has not yet been discovered. We remind you that the majority of threats remain unresolved, and the perpetrators unpunished, which is why bullies feel safe and encouraged. We call on the competent prosecutors, especially representatives of the Ministry of Interior, to process cases of threats and attacks on journalists much more efficiently, which are on the rise,” stated Veran Matić.
Up until the end of September this year, according to the records of the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, 94 cases related to criminal acts committed against journalists have been formed — which is more than during the entire previous year — while according to data from the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (NUNS), there are more than 300 recorded cases of threats to the safety of female and male journalists.
Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM)
The project "System for the Prevention of Violence and Protection of Journalists" is being carried out by ANEM in partnership with Insider TV and the Center for the Development of Local Media, with support from the European Union and the Balkan Democracy Fund.
The OSCE Mission in Serbia supported ANEM's project "24/7 SOS Hotline for Assistance to Journalists and Other At-Risk Media Workers," within the project financed by the European Union "Strengthening Freedom of Expression and Media Freedom in Serbia."
