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Serbia's Besieged N1 Broadcaster Blames President for Harassment

Milan Nesic

   BELGRADE, SERBIA - The executive producer of Serbia's privately owned
   N1TV channel says the nation's president is to blame for a recent
   campaign of harassment targeting the broadcaster and journalists
   throughout the country.

   On Monday, two masked men tossed hundreds of leaflets over a fence
   surrounding the broadcaster's Belgrade facility, with messages such as
   "Goodbye Republic of Serbia, N1 Welcome to Luxembourg," a reference to
   N1TV's Luxembourg-headquartered parent company, Adria News.

   The flyers made reference to N1TV as being "TV-CIA" and "not paying
   taxes in Serbia." The suggestions of foreign control on the flyers are
   also criticisms frequently leveled at N1TV by President Aleksandar
   Vucic.

   Neither N1TV nor Adria News receive U.S. government funding.

   "The epicenter that creates a negative image of N1TV is on Andric
   Square," said Igor Bozic, N1TV's executive producer, referring to the
   physical location of the Serbian president's office. "I have no doubt
   that it is the presidency of Serbia."

   The Vucic government denies targeting N1TV or any other reporters. Last
   week, Vucic's media adviser [1]Suzana Vasiljevic told VOA that Serbians
   enjoy a free press, and that neither Vucic nor his officials
   incriminate or harass journalists.

References

   1. https://www.glasamerike.net/a/suzana-vasiljevic-mediji-intervju/5113752.html

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