BELGRADE, 18.07.2018. – A Serbian media freedom NGO warned of possible pressure on judges in the trial of the murder of newspaper publisher Slavko Curuvija.
Curuvija, an newspaper publisher in opposition to the Milosevic regime, was gunned down in central Belgrade in 1999 following an editorial in a pro-government newspaper which accused him of treason. Four people were indicted for the killing, including the Serbian State Security Service chief.
The Slavko Curuvija foundation appealed to all journalists, media association and civil society organizations to carefully monitor the trial, claiming that there pressure might have been exerted on the court.
“The fear that the court is under pressure arose following certain rulings by the panel of judges as the trial drew to a close,” a foundation statement said, adding that the pressure “coming from people who are working for the people charged with the murder of Slavko Curuvija”.