"It is a very clear message from the authorities that anyone who dares to kill a journalist can go unpunished," said the representative of the New York Committee to Protect Journalists, Gulnoze Said.
"Now it is clear that nothing has changed in Serbia since the time of Milošević", is the comment of the representative of the New York Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) Gulnoza Said regarding the verdict of the Appellate Court in Belgrade in which the defendants Radomir Marković, Milan Radonjić, Miroslav Kurak and Ratko Romić were acquitted. guilt in the murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija.
Said in an interview with Voice of America says that it is a very clear message from the authorities that anyone who dares to kill a journalist can go unpunished.
"It is a very dangerous message. The very fact that the case lasted for so many years, with so many delays, had a frightening effect on the Serbian media community. During Milosevic's time, anyone could kill a journalist - especially State Security officers, just for criticizing the government. The media community, which was already very cautious in its reporting, will become even more cautious - probably by applying self-censorship," said representatives of the Committee for the Protection of Journalists.
Resentment over the verdict
She notes that the Committee for the Protection of Journalists has been dealing with the case of the murder of Slavko Ćuruvija for more than two decades, and that she is outraged by the decision of the Court of Appeal.
"Firstly, because of the acquittal, and secondly - because the verdict was passed ten months ago and announced only last Friday." "I have never seen such a level of hypocrisy, as with the Serbian authorities," said Said.
When asked how all this will concretely affect the media sphere in Serbia, bearing in mind that according to the reports of international organizations, the situation in that area is getting worse from year to year, Saide says:
"That's right, the situation is getting worse." The media is under control. Vučić is the one who has the last word. He is trying to establish complete control over reporting in Serbia. A signal has been sent that no dissent, even to the smallest extent, will be tolerated. For Serbia, a country that aspires to join the European Union, this is a very negative development. I hope that the parties in charge of negotiations with Serbia are aware of all this."
A group of individuals has created two websites where public procurement of the Telecom and IT sectors can be searched and compared. They invite the media, experts and citizens to review the documentation and submit reasoned observations
Very soon it could become obvious whether Milan Radoičić has left Serbia or not
The hospital formed a commission for an extraordinary expert check and informed the health inspection. Cases of death during childbirth in Serbia rarely receive a judicial epilogue.
Two unions of public services supported the request of FDU students for information about RTS employees, since claims appeared in the public that it was a request for "files". The students say they are looking for "public truth about public service."
Among those pardoned is the man who attacked a citizen who came to ask about the street in the office of the mayor of Kosjerić in April. The pardon applies only to one of the two offenses, and the injured party announces a constitutional appeal.
At the moment when the institutions of the Republic are destroyed, when Vučić's octopus is still alive, when people are disgusted by the injustice and the stench left behind by the Essenes regime, we have, as Machiavelli said, only civic virtue as the fuel with which we can return to the beginning
The four independent members of REM are an example of perseverance and civic responsibility. Rodoljub Šabić even, upon leaving the premises of REM, after the sentencing of the Informer, experienced that the Essenes insulted him, hit him with their hands and feet. But that too will soon be over
Vučić pardoned the batterers and Dijana Hrkalović. The election winners should abolish the sultan's power that allows one man to run afoul of the entire judicial system
Interview: Branko Stamenković, public prosecutor of the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office
A black picture and the breakdown of the rule of law subscribeThe archive of the weekly Vreme includes all our digital editions, since the very beginning of our work. All issues can be downloaded in PDF format, by purchasing the digital edition, or you can read all available texts from the selected issue.
See all
