VIENNA, 15.06.2018. – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said on Thursday he was concerned following the disappearance of Serbia’s journalist, and police called off the search for the night saying it would continue early on Friday.
Harlem Désir said he was “deeply worried by Stefan Cvetkovic’s disappearance” and urged Serbia’s authorities to do their utmost to find him.
He added he welcomed the fact that the police had deployed substantial resources and that President Aleksandar Vucic was closely following the case.
The divers aborted the search for Cvetkovic late on Thursday and would continue at dawn on Friday, Interior Ministry told N1.
They explored the lakes and canals near Bela Crkva, the northern Serbia’s town where Cvetkovic went missing from late last night.
A police statement said his car was found parked with the doors open and lights on, adding that a search was underway.
The car engine was still running, and witnesses confirmed that his watch was found with the bracelet broken next to the car. Friends who tried to call him said his mobile phones were turned off.
Serbia’s special police force the Gendarmes started looking for Cvetkovic on the ground around the lakes and helicopters helped from the air.
Cvetkovic’s disappearance caused severe concern, and two independent journalists’ associations demanded on Thursday a thorough police search for him, adding that he had complained about threats he had been receiving during the last decade.
