Award-winning investigative journalist Parim Olluri was attacked late last night in Kosovo capital by unidentified assailants.
Parim Olluri, the director of Insajderi news outlet, was attacked last night in front of his apartment on Bajram Kelmendi Street in Pristina. At the time of the attack, he was accompanied by his wife who fainted but was otherwise unharmed.
Olluri, known for his investigations into corruption cases and the former editor of BIRN’s Gazeta Jeta ne Kosove, suffered light bodily injuries and was taken to the Clinical Centre in Prishtina.
The police are investigating the case, but the assailants and their motives have yet to be uncovered.
The news of Olluri’s attack was met with shock and outrage. Shkelqim Hysenaj from the Kosovo Association of Journalists, AGK, vehemently condemned the attack.
“The attack against Parim Olluri is terrible news. We demand from security institutions to investigate this case as soon as possible and bring the criminals to justice,” Hysenaj told BIRN. “The attack against our colleague Olluri is an attempt to scare journalists and violates the principles of Freedom of Press and Journalists.”
See at: http://prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-journalist-parim-olluri-attacked-prishtina/
