Belgrade,
14:26,
Thursday, 24 April 2008
Beta
The media frenzy sparked by the arrest of soccer officials and executives is dying down even though none of the cases has been prosecuted yet.
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Justice Minister Dusan Petrovic says that, within the two months following its establishment, the newly-elected Parliament will pass a law whereby all politicians who fail to publicly declare their total assets will face prison sentences and the possibility of being banned from holding office. (0)
The media frenzy sparked by the arrest of soccer officials and executives is dying down even though none of the cases has been prosecuted yet. (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)
