Ex-mayor convicted for attacking journalist
A Serbian court has sentenced a former mayor to four years and three months in jail for ordering an arson attack on the home of journalist Milan Jovanović. The court also sentenced the man in absentia who threw the bomb to four years and three months in jail. The verdict was delivered in a first instance court and can be appealed, Serbian media reports.
“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 especially welcome in Serbia where threats, intimidation, and acts of violence against journalists are not unprecedented”, said Gulnoza Said, Europe and Central Asia program coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Jovanović, a reporter for the independent news website Žig Info, was at his home in a Belgrade when he was attacked. He and his wife were able to escape through a back window.
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