Respect judicial independence in cases of two leading journalists in Serbia and Montenegro, RSF says
Cenzolovka 09.06.2021
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges respect for judicial independence in Serbia and Montenegro, where decisions by prosecutors general could prevent justice being rendered in emblematic cases involving two investigative journalists whose reporting has annoyed government officials. The judicial authorities must stand up to political pressure, RSF says.
Foto: Marko RIsović In Serbia, the prosecutor who obtained the conviction of the instigator and perpetrators of a Molotov cocktail attack on Serbian investigative journalist Milan Jovanović’s home has been removed from the case, and this could prevent their conviction from being upheld on appeal. Serbia’s prosecutor general Zagorka Dolovac took prosecutor Predrag Milanović off the case despite his success at the original trial. Growing concern that Jovanović, who
