{"id":19670,"date":"2018-08-22T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/lies-and-attacks-against-journalists-are-unacceptable\/"},"modified":"2019-09-17T17:16:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T15:16:22","slug":"lies-and-attacks-against-journalists-are-unacceptable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cins.rs\/en\/lies-and-attacks-against-journalists-are-unacceptable\/","title":{"rendered":"Lies and attacks against journalists are unacceptable"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cAre you familiar with the name of Dino Jahi\u0107<\/strong>?\u201d<\/p>

(Someone in the room asks: \u201cWhat does that name mean?\u201d)<\/p>

\u201cTo me \u2013 it means a lot.\u201d<\/p>

These are the words of Milorad Dodik<\/strong>, president of the Republic of Srpska, who attacked Dino Jahi\u0107, Editor-in-Chief of Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia <\/em>(CINS) at the press conference held on 21 August, accusing him of managing the centre which ravages political structures in the region using money from international organizations.<\/p>

Dodik did not provide a single piece of evidence for his statement, also failing to explain what the name and surname of the CINS editor means to him.<\/p>

CINS believes Dodik directly jeopardized safety of Jahi\u0107, other newsroom members, and their families in this manner, stating incorrect information and putting them in a wrong context. It is absolutely inacceptable and harassing that a person performing public function uses fabrications to win cheap political points and divert attention from truly important matters, such as spending citizens\u2019 money, and property belonging to officials.<\/p>

It was politicians\u2019 property that was one of the topics of the conference \u2013 already covered for years by our colleagues from the Sarajevo Center for Investigative Journalism<\/em> (CIN). We extend full support to our colleagues in their work on the database on property and revealing of facts of importance for citizens.<\/p>

Dodik\u2019s press conference was held following a campaign on several portals which had started on the same morning. The text entitled \u201cDirty affairs of Soros\u2019s instructor\u201d stated a range of untrue facts on CINS and Jahi\u0107, such as that he is the instructor to Hungarian students against Hungarian president Viktor Orban <\/strong>and that he disposes with funds at the amount of $38 million USD.<\/p>

The text first appeared at the portal Infosrpska.ba, but was taken over by the more influential Radio Televizija Republike Srpske<\/em>, entity news agency SRNA<\/em>, and Banja Luka-based Alternativna televizija<\/em>.<\/p>

It is shameful and very detrimental that media outlets, especially those financed from taxpayers\u2019 money, use this manner to label individuals and turn them into targets.<\/p>

In agreement with lawyers, CINS and Jahi\u0107 will take all necessary legal actions. We shall also address all relevant domestic and international institutions and organizations.<\/p>

We shall continue to investigate politicians, officials, businessmen, and individuals close to authorities, whether their name is Milorad Dodik<\/strong>, Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107<\/strong>, Dragan \u0110ilas<\/strong>, Emir Kusturica<\/strong>, Nikola Petrovi\u0107<\/strong>, or whatever, with arguments and evidence, and in observance of all rules of the profession, whenever there is a reason for that.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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