Cases

Agim Ademi - a journalist of the KOHA Group reported today at AJK a series of public insulting after an article he wrote about the expenses of the mayor of Shtime, Qemajl Aliu.

Ademi has been called as the "servant of the Klan Pronto", by the senior official of the Vetëvendosje Movement in Shtime, Halil Kurtishi.

AJK considers such language unacceptable and that directly endangers the safety of journalist Ademi.

AJK invites Mayor Aliu to distance himself from the pressures that are being put on the journalist after his reports, which are based on documents provided by the request for access to public documents.

Reporter Details	Denigrating language toward journalist, Agim Ademi, Prishtinë, 03.05.2022
Case description	Agim Ademi - a journalist of the KOHA Group reported today at AJK a series of public insulting after an article he wrote about the expenses of the mayor of Shtime, Qemajl Aliu. Ademi has been called as the "servant of the Klan Pronto", by the senior official of the Vetëvendosje Movement in Shtime, Halil Kurtishi.
State	Kosovo
Name and Surname	Agim Ademi
Gender	Male
Date	3.5.2022
City	Shtime
Type of Incident	Other threats to journalists
From who	By public officials
The Offender / Suspect	Halil Kurtishi
Type of media	Online
Media Name	KOHA
Source	Facebook
Public Prosecutor
Judiciary
Judiciary Status
Legal Closure
Has the Journalist Association been notified?	Yes
Has the incident been reported to the authorities?
Has the incident been reported to the XXX?
Associations Respond	AJK considers such language unacceptable and that directly endangers the safety of journalist Ademi. AJK invites Mayor Aliu to distance himself from the pressures that are being put on the journalist after his reports, which are based on documents provided by the request for access to public documents.