Vebinar EFJ-a i UNS-a o oslobađajućoj presudi za ubistvo Slavka Ćuruvije

Prošlog meseca, stotine ljudi u Beogradu protestovalo je zbog pravosnažne presude Apelacionog suda Srbije, kojom su oslobođena četiri bivša službenika Državne bezbednosti, prethodno optužena za ubistvo novinara Slavka Ćuruvije 1999. godine.

Vlasnik i urednik dva najčitanija nezavisna lista upucan je 13 puta ispred svoje kuće u Beogradu, samo nekoliko dana nakon što su ga provladini mediji optužili da je „izdajnik“ i da je pozvao NATO da bombarduje Srbiju.

Apelacioni sud je preinačio dve prvostepene sudske odluke koje je Specijalni sud za organizovani kriminal je 2021. godine osudio bivšeg načelnika Državne bezbednosti Radomira Markovića i načelnika Uprave državne bezbednosti Beograda Milana Radonjića na 30 godina zatvora. Druga dvojica su osuđena na 20 godina zatvora. Prethodno su proglašeni krivim 2019. godine, ali je ta odluka preinačena i naloženo ponovno suđenje. Konačnu odluku Apelacionog suda osudili su aktivisti za medijska prava, novinarska udruženja, uključujući Evropsku federaciju novinara (EFJ) i partnere MFRR-a, diplomate i političari.

Ovo je tema važna i za Evropu, jer ono što se desilo u Srbiji može da se desi i u drugim zemljama: Slovačka i Malta su u opasnosti da budu sledeće… Postavlja se pitanje – kako da se borimo protiv nekažnjivosti nakon sudskih odluka koje vidimo u Srbiji?

Na vebinaru će govoriti predsednica Evropske federacije novinara (EFJ) Maja Sever, predsednica Fondacije Slavko Ćuruvija Ivana Stevanović i predsednik Komisije za istraživanje ubistava novinara u Srbiji Veran Matić. Moderator vebinara je Jelena Petković.

Vebinar je zakazan za ponedeljak, 18. mart u 16 časova. Zvanični jezik vebinara je engleski.

Registracija je obavezna, a svi zainteresovani mogu da se prijave na sledećem linku: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkcOypqzguHdMBv3GEpWwIiSo9-y-foffc

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Last month, hundreds protested in Belgrade over the final ruling of the Serbian Court of Appeal to acquitt four former state security officers jailed for the 1999 murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija.

The owner and editor of two widely-read independent publications was shot 13 times in front of his Belgrade home, just days after pro-government media outlets accused him of being a “traitor” and of having called on NATO to bomb Serbia.

The Court of Appeal has overturned two first instance court decisions – in 2021, a Special court for organized crime sentenced former state security chief Radomir Marković and the head of Belgrade’s state security branch Milan Radonjić to 30 years in prison. Two others were sentenced to 20-years in prison. Previously, they were found guilty in 2019, but that decision was overturned and a retrial ordered. This final decision was condemned by media rights activists, journalists’ associations, including the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and MFRR partners, diplomats and politicians.

This webinar is targetted at investigative journalists to discuss the key features of this case so that such impunity cases are not replicated in other European countries. This is a topic of European concern as what happened in Serbia may happen in other countries: Slovakia and Malta are at risk of being next… the question is – how do we fight impunity after court decisions like we see in Serbia?

This webinar is co-organised by EFJ and Journalists’ Association of Serbia (UNS)

Date: Monday, March 18th
Time: 4:00 PM
Format: Zoom Meeting
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkcOypqzguHdMBv3GEpWwIiSo9-y-foffc

Panelists: Ms. Maja Sever, President of EFJ Ms. Ivana Stevanović, Slavko Ćuruvija Foundation Mr. Veran Matić, Commission for Investigating Murders of Journalists in Serbia

Moderator: Jelena Petković