UNS: Officials Ristic and Ratković Njegovan blocked from serving on commissions
The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications (MIT) confirmed today that as soon as it determined that candidates for media project evaluation commissions, Slavoljub Ristić and Biljana Ratković Njegovan, had become public officials, it blocked the possibility of them being chosen for the commissions, the Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) announced today.
TL;DR
- The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications (MIT) blocked candidates Slavoljub Ristić and Biljana Ratković Njegovan from serving on media project evaluation commissions.
- Ristić and Ratković Njegovan became public officials, making them ineligible according to the Law on Public Information and Media.
- MIT confirmed their status through the Agency for Prevention of Corruption's Register of Public Officials and blocked their selection in the Unified Information System (JIS).
- Local self-governments that had already appointed them have been notified to exclude them and amend their decisions.
- Ristić was removed from commissions in Dimitrovgrad, Svrljig, and Čajetina.
- Ratković Njegovan was removed from commissions in Rekovac, Gornji Milanovac, and Doljevac.
- Ristić was appointed President of the Management Board of Filmske novosti on March 12th.
- Ratković Njegovan was appointed to the Provisional Council of the Academy of Applied Studies Novi Sad on February 19th.
- MIT checked all other candidates and confirmed that only Ristić and Ratković Njegovan were public officials among the MIT Register candidates.