CPJ welcomes sentencing in 2018 arson attack on Serbian journalist Milan Jovanović
Cenzolovka 24.02.2021
In response to a Serbian court’s decision today sentencing former mayor Dragoljub Simonovic to more than four years in prison for ordering an arson attack on the home of journalist Milan Jovanović, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:
“It is welcome news to see a Serbian court sentence the person responsible for orchestrating the 2018 arson attack on the home of investigative journalist Milan Jovanović,” said Gulnoza Said, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator. “The verdict is a strong signal from Serbian authorities that acts of violence against journalists will not remain unpunished. Fighting impunity for such acts is an important step toward preventing further attacks, and it is
