Radomirovic: Kurti is trying to intimidate the media to work in his government's interest

Journalist and former president of the Journalists' Association of Serbia, Vladimir Radomirovic, says that with the Law on the Independent Media Commission, Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti is trying to intimidate the media into working in his government's interest. He emphasizes that it is clear that Kurti will now try to silence all those who think differently, but that Serbian media will be the first to be targeted.

"Albin Kurti's struggle for a monopoly on information in Kosovo and Metohija has been ongoing for a long time, and now that fight has entered its final phase. This law that has been adopted means censorship, an attempt to intimidate anyone with critical thinking. The law is equally directed at Albanian media critical of Kurti's government and Serbian-language media, but it is clear that Serbian media will be the first to be targeted and will suffer the greatest consequences of this harmful law," Radomirovic told Kosovo Online.

He finds it incomprehensible that the EU and the US, who should be at the forefront of the fight for press freedom, are reacting weakly to everything happening in Kosovo.

He points out that it is now important for the journalistic community to do everything to prevent Kurti's attack on Serbian-language media.

"Using this law, Kurti will now do everything to secure his power and attempt to win a new mandate. He will also not hesitate to attack Albanian-language media that report critically on him, primarily Klan Kosova," he adds.

Radomirovic points out that the law requires online media with video production to now register and be under the control of the Independent Commission.

He emphasizes that this is nothing but censorship and adds that the requirement for NGO media to re-register as companies also represents a blow to press freedom.