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This decision was criticised heavily from within the media community and marked as representing a negative result for freedom of speech and the security of journalists in Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>The house of Jovanovi\u0107 and his wife, Jela Deljanin, was set ablaze in December 2018. According to the indictment, which has not yet been rescinded, the order to launch the attack was made by former municipal president Simonovi\u0107. 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