SafeJournalists: Serbian police failed to protect journalists

“The SafeJournalists Network demands that the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia (MoI) urgently conduct an internal review and establish responsibility of police officers who failed to protect journalists on the ground, as well as those who participated in pushing, insulting and obstructing journalists, and that the public be informed of the results…. We expect the competent prosecutor’s offices, including the Special Department for High-Tech Crime, to urgently identify and prosecute perpetrators of threats and online harassment, especially in cases involving death threats, calls for lynching and the sharing of personal data, and to ensure effective collection of evidence,” the press release said.