Sreten Jocić
Serbian Tabloid Criticised for Airing Criminal's Claims
Serbia's pro-government weekly newspaper Ekspres has published an interview with Sreten Jocic, a.k.a. Joca Amsterdam, a convicted criminal, in which he accused Aleksandar Rodic, publisher of the rival daily tabloid Kurir, of working to bring down President Aleksandar Vucic.
Sreten Jocic "sues state for illegal detention"
Sreten Jocic, aka Joca Amsterdam, has sued the state for illegal detention and is seeking damages of RSD 60 million (some EUR 490,000), daily Politika writes.
However, the Ministry of Justice told Tanjug on Thursday that Jocic wants to reach a settlement, and that he may sue only if no decision is made within three months, or if he is dissatisfied with the compensation offered.
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'Nacional' Editor Slates Pukanic Verdict in Belgrade
Berislav Jelinic, editor-in-chief of Nacional and former colleague of Nacional's founder and editor Ivo Pukanic, expressed deep dissatisfaction with a verdict of a Belgrade court on Monday on Pukanic's killing.
The former editor was killed along with a co-worker, Niko Franjic, by a car bomb in Zagreb in October 2008.
Serbian TV Stations Probed Over ‘Criminal Artist’
The State Broadcasting Agency said it was investigating whether to sanction television stations Pink, B92, Prva and Happy because they hosted Kristijan Golubovic, a well-known criminal who is now trying to make a reputation as a visual artist, as a guest on their shows.
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Sreten Jocic found not guilty of Pukanic's murder
BELGRADE - The Special Court in Belgrade acquitted on Wednesday Sreten Jocic of of the charges of murder involvement in the murder of owner of Croatian newspaper Nacional Ivo Pukanic.
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Jocić, accused of organizing murder of journalist, acquitted
Jocić, accused of organizing murder of journalist, acquitted
BELGRADE -- The Special Court in Belgrade has acquitted Sreten Jocić of the charge that he organized the murder of Croatian journalist and publisher Ivo Pukanić.
Pukanić's associate Niko Franjić also died when a device planted near Pukanić's car exploded, in October 2008.