politics

March 20, 2026

ANEM: Permanent Working Group Files Supplement to Criminal Complaint Due to Recent Threats Against Veran Matić

Journalist and media associations from the Permanent Working Group for the Safety of Journalists (SRG) have filed a supplement to a criminal complaint against the Center for Social Stability due to recent threats directed at the President of the Steering Board of the Association of Independent Electronic Media (ANEM), it was announced today by the organization.

ANEM: Permanent Working Group Files Supplement to Criminal Complaint Due to Recent Threats Against Veran Matić

TL;DR

  • Journalist and media associations from the SRG have filed a supplementary criminal complaint against the Center for Social Stability.
  • The complaint concerns recent threatening messages posted on social media targeting Veran Matić, president of ANEM.
  • The posts from March 17 and 18 are interpreted as direct death threats, referencing historical assassinations of journalists.
  • The SRG requests the public prosecutor's office to investigate and bring charges against those responsible for the threatening content.
  • The SRG is composed of journalist and media associations, along with representatives from the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia, with the OSCE Mission in Serbia as an observer.

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