By Milos Djorelijevski ,
13:45,
Monday, 02 June 2008
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The trial of a criminal group accused of cigarette smuggling during the 1990's and headed by one of the wealthiest individuals in the region, Stanko "Cane" Subotic, began on May 19 before Belgrade's Special Court. (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)
