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The MP of Vetëvendosje, Mefail Bajqinovci, has recently made public an internal document of the Tax Administration of Kosovo. The document pertains to the journalist and owner of the "Nacionale" portal, Berat Buzhala, and alleges that he has evaded taxes amounting to 71 thousand Euros.

Buzhala has published a decision of the Commercial Court of Kosovo to postpone the execution of the decision until the resolution of this commercial-administrative dispute with a final court decision.

The Association of Journalists of Kosovo finds it very disturbing that a document of TAK, which functions within the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Kosovo, is in possession of and has been published by a member of the Assembly of Kosovo.

AJK sees this as direct pressure intended to intimidate and retaliate against Buzhala and Nacionale following the release of audio recordings of Mrs. Mimoza Kusari Lila, Head of the Parliamentary Group of the Vetëvendosje Movement, and former Lista Srpska deputy Slavko Simic.

Reporter Details	Other threats against journalist, Berat Buzhala, Prishtinë, 12.07.2023
Case description	The MP of Vetëvendosje, Mefail Bajqinovci, has recently made public an internal document of the Tax Administration of Kosovo. The document pertains to the journalist and owner of the "Nacionale" portal, Berat Buzhala, and alleges that he has evaded taxes amounting to 71 thousand Euros. Buzhala has published a decision of the Commercial Court of Kosovo to postpone the execution of the decision until the resolution of this commercial-administrative dispute with a final court decision.
State	Kosovo
Name and Surname	Berat Buzhala
Gender	Male
Date	12.7.2023
City	Prishtinë
Type of Incident	Other threats to journalists
From who	By public officials
The Offender / Suspect	Mefail Bajqinovci
Type of media	Online
Media Name	Nacionale
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	The Association of Journalists of Kosovo finds it very disturbing that a document of TAK, which functions within the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Kosovo, is in possession of and has been published by a member of the Assembly of Kosovo. AJK sees this as direct pressure intended to intimidate and retaliate against Buzhala and Nacionale following the release of audio recordings of Mrs. Mimoza Kusari Lila, Head of the Parliamentary Group of the Vetëvendosje Movement, and former Lista Srpska deputy Slavko Simic.