Novi Sad,
17:59,
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Only time and the court’s ruling in the case of construction inspector Zoran Jovanovic will show how well-protected are those in Serbia who dare point out irregularities and inefficiency in the spending of taxpayers’ money.
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Only time and the court’s ruling in the case of construction inspector Zoran Jovanovic will show how well-protected are those in Serbia who dare point out irregularities and inefficiency in the spending of taxpayers’ money. (0)
So far, the European Human Rights Court in Strasbourg has passed 17 verdicts against the Serbian state, resulting in somewhat over EUR71,000 being paid out to citizens from the state budget. (0)
In theory, non-government organizations and the media are supposed to be a major driving force in the fight against corruption by directing attention to crooked officials, among other things. In reality, however, Serbian media outlets mostly do nothing more than carry reports on corruption that has already been discovered, while doing nothing in the way of analysis and investigative journalism. (0)
