Milan Pantić
| Milan Pantić | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 18, 1954 Dragovo |
| Died |
June 11, 2001 (aged 46) Jagodina |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Occupation | journalist |
Milan Pantić (18 December 1954 - 11 June 2001) was a Serbian journalist who was killed by unknown people on 11 June 2001 in Jagodina.
Biography
Pantić worked as a journalist for Vecernje Novosti, reporting particularly on crimes and trials from Jagodina. He received telephone threats for articles he had written.[1][2]
Death
Milan Pantić was killed on 11 June 2001 before 8.00 AM near the entrance of the building when his apartment was by unknown assailants using a a sharp object. He has just been at a drugstore to buy some bread.[1][2]
The South East Europe Media Organisation condemned the murder and urged Yugoslav and Serbian authorities to identify and sentence the killers.[3]
In 2014 Stanko Kojic (who in 2013 was sentenced to 32 years for genocide in Srebrenica) was questioned over the murder. [4]
In 2016 the case was still unresolved and OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović urged Serbian authorities to intensify efforts to solve this and other murders of journalists.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Journalist Milan Pantic killed". Blic Online. Jagodina. 2001-06-12. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- 1 2 "Milan Pantic - Journalists Killed". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- ↑ "Murder of Milan Pantic - Yugoslavia". SEEMO. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- ↑ "Sarajevo: Suspect questioned over murder of journalist Milan Pantic". InSerbia News. 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- ↑ "On 15th anniversary of killing Milan Pantić, OSCE Representative urges authorities in Serbia to intensify efforts to solve murders of journalists". OSCE. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-11-21.