SEEMO criticizes pressure on Serbian weekly

The South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO) is alarmed at the strong political pressure being exercised on the Serbian weekly Vranjske.

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The South East Europe Media Organization (SEEMO) is alarmed at the strong political pressure being exercised on the Serbian weekly Vranjske. ”Since the weekly published some critical articles, certain members of a local political party are jeopardizing the right of the Vranjske journalists to inform the public in a professional and objective way,” SEEMO stated. SEEMO criticizes pressure on Serbian weekly The organization cited several occurrences that point to pressure directly being put on the publication. ”During the end of December 2009, based on an anonymous notification received at the prosecutor's office, an economic crime inspector came to the editorial office of Vranjske for a sudden inspection. Shortly thereafter, based on another anonymous notification, another inspector arrived looking for potentially clandestine employees at the editorial office,” SEEMO mentioned. SEEMO also stated that on January 4, 2010, the first working day after holidays in Serbia, “a tax inspector arrived at the editorial office of Vranjske, yet again after receiving an anonymous notification, to inspect the editorial office and to determine whether all taxes had truly been paid.” "It is remarkable that all of a sudden, within a short time frame, many inspections are being made at the editorial office of Vranjske, as the weekly is a renowned local Serbian weekly which is known for its professional and critical reporting on matters of public interest," SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujovic said. He added that "SEEMO calls upon the local officials of the political parties to express any dissatisfaction towards journalists in another, democratic way instead of blocking communication. They must keep in mind that in order to have a democratic society, investigative journalism and critical reporting are needed within the country."

SEEMO criticizes pressure on Serbian weekly

The organization cited several occurrences that point to pressure directly being put on the publication.

”During the end of December 2009, based on an anonymous notification received at the prosecutor's office, an economic crime inspector came to the editorial office of Vranjske for a sudden inspection. Shortly thereafter, based on another anonymous notification, another inspector arrived looking for potentially clandestine employees at the editorial office,” SEEMO mentioned.

SEEMO also stated that on January 4, 2010, the first working day after holidays in Serbia, “a tax inspector arrived at the editorial office of Vranjske, yet again after receiving an anonymous notification, to inspect the editorial office and to determine whether all taxes had truly been paid.”

"It is remarkable that all of a sudden, within a short time frame, many inspections are being made at the editorial office of Vranjske, as the weekly is a renowned local Serbian weekly which is known for its professional and critical reporting on matters of public interest," SEEMO Secretary General Oliver Vujović said.

He added that "SEEMO calls upon the local officials of the political parties to express any dissatisfaction towards journalists in another, democratic way instead of blocking communication. They must keep in mind that in order to have a democratic society, investigative journalism and critical reporting are needed within the country."

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