Eduard Haliti, intern-journalist at KosovaPress news agency, was prevented today from doing his job by two police officers in Podujeva. “Journalist Haliti, while reporting on the protest of bus companies in Podujeva against the illegal taxis, was requested by two police officers to erase the recordings which clearly showed a police officer trying to arrest a citizen, who may have been a driver of illegal taxis in this region. KosovaPress journalist did not allow police officers to delete footage recorded and presented his credentials as journalist. Despite that, police officers insisted on erasing the footage. Haliti then was escorted to the police station of the city and his phone was taken by one of the police officers who tried to delete the recording on Haliti’s phone. The police also used physical violence against Haliti. KosovaPress News Agency calls on the Police Inspectorate and the Association of Kosovo Journalists to react and investigate the case,” reads a press statement issued by the news agency.