**Updates IFEX alerts dated 8 May 1996; for background to legislation, see IFEX alerts dated 2 April and 14 March 1996** On 14 June 1996, court proceedings will begin in Zagreb against Viktor Ivancic, editor-in-chief of the satirical weekly “Feral Tribune” and Marinko Culic, a journalist with the newspaper. The two are charged with making […]
**Updates IFEX alerts dated 8 May 1996; for background
to legislation, see IFEX alerts dated
2 April and 14 March 1996**
On 14 June 1996, court proceedings will begin in Zagreb against
Viktor Ivancic, editor-in-chief of the satirical weekly “Feral
Tribune” and Marinko Culic, a journalist with the newspaper. The
two are charged with making “defamatory and insulting statements”
about President Franjo Tudjman. If convicted, they could face
imprisonment.
Meanwhile, 25 leading Croatian independent journalists agreed to
sign their names to the article written by Culic that led to the
charges. The article was originally published in the 29 April
edition of the “Feral Tribune” and subsequently re-published in
the current issue under the names of the 25 journalists.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
proceed against these journalists is a direct attack on press
freedom and contravenes internationally recognised principles
Viktor Ivancic and Marinko Culic
to President Tudjman:
General the right to prosecute Ivancic and Culic
Appeals To
His Excellency Franjo Tudjman
President of the Republic of Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: +385 1 443 075/444 532/456 5188
Mr Jadranko Cranic
President of the Constitutional Court
Fax: +385 1 455 0908
Mr Ivica Mudrinic
Minister of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Communication
Prisavlje 14
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: +385 1 611 0691
Minister of Internal Affairs
Mr Ivan Jarnjak
Ministar
Ministarstvo za unutraSnje poslove Republike Hrvatske
Savska cesta 39
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: +385 1 443 715
Vlatko Pavletic
President of the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia
Fax: +385 1 443 124
Please copy appeals to the originator if possible.
