Sentic invited Kosovo Online to file a complaint with the Ombudsperson

Deputy Ombudsperson of Kosovo Srdjan Sentic, when asked by Kosovo Online to comment on the fact that our portal was the only Serbian media outlet not granted accreditation to cover the elections, said that their institution reacted immediately and that he believes the media outlet is formally accredited.

“What I can tell you is that, as an institution, we reacted immediately after receiving information that a large number of media outlets were not accredited. That was on Thursday evening when I personally learned about it through the media, and I immediately reacted and initiated, ex officio, the opening of a case,” Sentic told Kosovo Online.

“The very next day we contacted the Central Election Commission. As you know, we also issued a public statement, as did many institutions and international organizations. We believe that was not the best possible way to handle the situation, but the fact that almost all media outlets were later accredited means that the CIK eventually corrected its decision,” he explained.

“However, we were informed that the only media outlet that did not receive accreditation is Kosovo Online, but I was also told that you are formally accredited, only that you have not received the formal decision on accreditation. What you can do as a media outlet — and I am inviting you hereby — is to submit a formal complaint to us so that we can initiate a procedure to determine why such an irregularity occurred,” Sentic emphasized.