Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia is among the candidates in the category of investigative reporting, for a series of articles on corruption and organized crime

In March 2016, Veljko Belivuk was convicted of having inflicted grave physical injuries on a young man in front of BlayWatch floating club. The trial went on for seven years, with changes to witnesses’ testimonies and a charge for illegal possession of arms being dropped due to a lapse of the statute of limitations.

Current state of judiciary is bad, the executive authority wields a strong influence on judges and prosecutors, and the Justice Ministry has fallen short of target in the fight against corruption because, in fact, there has been no comprehensive judicial reform in place, stated the Anti-Corruption Council. Polygraph tests are used as a crucial piece of evidence, PM Vučić comments on pending cases, and laws are passed in a fast-track procedure.