A serious incident was recorded during the protest in the capital, where a State Police officer can be heard on video threatening journalist Kristi Gongo as she was reporting from the scene. The footage once again raises questions about the conduct of uniformed officers toward the media during moments of public tension.
What can be heard in the video
In the published footage, the officer tells the journalist to leave the place where she was standing while she was filming developments during the protest.
He is then heard telling her, “Get out of here or I’ll gouge your eyes out,” an expression that is clearly threatening toward a journalist carrying out her duties.
Tensions between police and the media on the ground
From the video, the officer appears focused on having the camera moved away, while his communication is accompanied by harsh tones.
Instead of ensuring the minimum space for reporting, the situation shows a direct clash between police authority and the work of the media at an event of public interest.
An incident that raises serious questions
Such footage once again puts at the center of debate the way the State Police behaves toward journalists during protests and reporting from the field.
When a police employee addresses a journalist with threatening language, the issue does not remain simply one of tone of communication, but touches on the basic standards of institutional conduct and the right to report without intimidation.
Up to this stage, the published material shows only the moment of the verbal confrontation between the officer and the journalist.
The incident is expected to prompt reactions over the limits of police intervention toward the media during protest coverage.