Djordje Martic

The attack was in this way extended to publisher and journalist Slavko Curuvija, 20 years after his murder, and several days after a verdict was passed, sentencing those who carried the crime out to a total of a hundred years in prison, the commission said.

For a month now the campaign of Ilustrovana Politika, adviser to editor-in-chief Goran Kozic and outside collaborator Djordje Martic has been underway, proclaiming as innocent the defendants in case of murder Slavko Curuvija, claiming that there is not enough evidence against them, which would probably mean that the court should released those accused.

The front page, that features an image of a growling dog and the heading, "The Hounds Are Unleashed," has caused President Vucic's media adviser Suzana Vasiljevic to resign from the supervisory board of Politika AD, the publisher of the weekly.

A press release signed by the Commission's president, Veran Matic, added that these developments are seen as a continuation of the bad conduct of this procedure, which is especially noticeable when it comes to avoiding presenting all evidence.

The Commission recalls that November 2 is International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.

It featured the picture of a growling dog and covers of certain domestic printed media and the heading "The Hounds Are Unleashed," Beta agency reported.

Commission for Investigation of Murders of Journalists on Monday announced that it was protesting the lack of professionalism of the newspaper Politika.

The Commission for determining facts about the killings of Serbian journalists protested strongly to the newspaper Politika.

The reason is the publishing of publishing Djordje Martic's article entitled "Curuvija, Racak and Gordic" (Politika, May 19).