Belgrade, Dec 3, 2009 (Serbia Today) - First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic met today with representatives of the OSCE, the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), and the International Press Institute (IPI).
They discussed media laws and freedoms in Serbia, assaults on journalists and the Ministry’s ideas for improving relations between them and the media.
The representatives of these organisations expressed gratitude to Dacic for his Ministry’s efforts to protect journalists. They said that 138 incidents of assault on journalists took place last year while such attacks were reduced by 50% this year.
The representatives pointed however to the unresolved cases of the murders of journalists Dada Vujasinovic, Slavko Curuvija and Milan Pantic. They suggested to Minister Dacic to exercise his authority to accelerate the investigations.
Dacic said that the Ministry is determined to protect journalists and informed the media delegation about the formation of a police unit specifically for protecting journalists at various public events.
He said that he is willing to help in the cases of the murdered journalists but explained that all relevant data concerning these cases has already been handed over to the Prosecutor’s Office.
He stressed that the Ministry wishes to establish good cooperation with the media.
Members of the delegation and Dacic also talked about the new information law and it was agreed that the bill should be discussed with representatives of international organisations and journalist’s associations.
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