SARAJEVO, Aug 23 (Hina) - The United States Embassy in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday voiced its concern over the numerous suits for slander filed against Senad Avdic, editor-in-chief with Sarajevo weekly "Slobodna Bosna". Last week
Avdic was apprehended and under police patrol brought to a trial scheduled for one of many private slander suits filed against him in the last two years. In a statement issued in Sarajevo, the U.S. Embassy expressed its strong support to the development of free and responsible media in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The U.S. called on Bosnian authorities to implement in their entirety new legal provisions which punish slander and offence, while simultaneously affirming the right to freedom of reporting. In keeping with a decision passed by the former international high representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina, journalists cannot be imprisoned, but only fined for slander published in t
SARAJEVO, Aug 23 (Hina) - The United States Embassy in Bosnia-
Herzegovina on Tuesday voiced its concern over the numerous suits
for slander filed against Senad Avdic, editor-in-chief with
Sarajevo weekly "Slobodna Bosna".
Last week Avdic was apprehended and under police patrol brought to a
trial scheduled for one of many private slander suits filed against
him in the last two years.
In a statement issued in Sarajevo, the U.S. Embassy expressed its
strong support to the development of free and responsible media in
Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The U.S. called on Bosnian authorities to implement in their
entirety new legal provisions which punish slander and offence,
while simultaneously affirming the right to freedom of reporting.
In keeping with a decision passed by the former international high
representative for Bosnia-Herzegovina, journalists cannot be
imprisoned, but only fined for slander published in the media.
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