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Lejla Colak, a reporter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was criticised after she mocked those who wore the burka and niqab. The journalist spoke about how a Bosnian soldier offered a bounty on his social media account for anyone who would sexually assault her. She said: “He publicly called for my rape offering money to anyone who is willing to rape me.” A Ministry of Defence investigation has stalled despite nearly two months of investigating the incident.

CEN•GETTY Journalist Lejla Colak faced rape and death threats after her comments about Muslim women's clothing

Ms Colak caused offence in September when she made disparaging remarks about the burka, niqab or "any other religious sign". “Religion is supposed to represent something that is extremely personal just like an individual sexuality," she said. “It is something that you should keep to yourself, and to others that are like-minded, and certainly not impose on others. “I say it's little different to strapping a sex toy to your head, except of course that with a sex toy it is much less threatening.”

GETTY Journalist Ms Colak has had to flee the country because of online abuse

I reached out to a friend as I was afraid for my safety and safety of my family Lejla Colak

Many Muslim Bosnians were furious with her comments – with some calling for her to be tortured and burnt to death, and then “ran over with a car”. In the footage, the journalist explains the trauma she has been through since she made the comments on her private Facebook account. She said: “I reached out to a friend as I was afraid for my safety and safety of my family. “I have been transferred and taken to a safety place.”

GETTY Lejla Colak said to wear a Burqa was "the same as wearing a dildo in public"