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He has accordingly requested that the police evaluate his safety. He says that the president\u2019s statement represents intimidation and an attempt to stop him from defending journalists against threats and attacks.<\/p>\n<p>President Vu\u010di\u0107 didn\u2019t clarify to whom he was referring, but his statement can only be linked to former State Security officials Milan Radonji\u0107 and Ratko Romi\u0107, who were initially convicted of the murder of journalist Slavko \u0106uruvija before being subsequently acquitted. Over the course of the trial, they repeatedly accused Mati\u0107 of allegedly influencing the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 1, 2025 The campaign against Veran Mati\u0107, president of the Association of Independent Electronic Media, which has been led for some time by pro-regime media, resumed on pro-regime national television station TV Pink, where Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 appeared as a guest. 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