Instead of Justice – New Shots Fired at Slavko Ćuruvija
Cenzolovka pre 8 sati | Veran Matic
Although he was executed on Easter Sunday in 1999, during the NATO bombing campaign, by members of the very service tasked with protecting state security, the still-unsolved murder of Slavko Ćuruvija continues to painfully demand answers to numerous questions. Until 2014, the investigation itself was obstructed precisely by members of that service, which, in addition to murdering journalists, also killed former Serbian President Ivan Stambolić, Prime Minister Zoran Djindjić, and many others.
In the year when indictments were brought against Ratko Romić, Milan Radonjić, Miroslav Kurak, and Radomir Marković, Serbia ranked at a record-high position on the Reporters Without Borders press freedom index. Despite constant obstruction, the accused were twice convicted in first-instance proceedings and sentenced to a total of 100 years in prison. However, the Appeals Chamber acquitted them, even though the Supreme Court of Serbia found that the ruling had been
