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The Commissioner for the Information of Public Importance, Rodoljub Sabic, participated in Novi Pazar in the work of the seminar on free access to information, organised in cooperation with the OSCE Mission in our country and dedicated to journalists and the media representatives. In his speech for the participants, the Commissioner stressed that with their consistent insisting on the freedom of access to information, journalists and media may give an exceptionally significant contribution to the achievement of the vitally important transition goals of the society. Among other things, Commissioner Rodoljub Sabic said the following:     

On the basis of a large number of questions from the journalists and the media, the Commissioner for the Information of Public Importance states that some contradictory and unclear statements of those responsible in connection with the access to information from the concession agreement for the Horgos-Pozega motorway have created uncertainties with a part of the public about the facts relevant in this legal matter, as well as about the contents and scope of the Law on Free Access to the Information of Public Importance, which may have adverse consequences that surpass the borders of an individual case. In connection with this, the Commissioner would like to point out that when making a decision he has not dealt with the issues such as the justifiability of the concession, the choice of the road line, the need to assess the agreement, etc., but only with the issue of the right of the public to know. Pointing out that he has unambiguously expressed and justified his position with regards to this right in the decision he has made, Commissioner Rodoljub Sabic still considers it his obligation to reply publicly to at least two of the most frequently asked questions, which he did in the following manner:    

The Commissioner for Information of Public Importance has received inquiries from many journalists and media companies interested in the outcome of the proceedings instituted pursuant to the complaints lodged by the Chairperson of the Provincial Assembly of Vojvodina, Mr. Bojan Kostres, because of the denial of access to information on the concession deal for the Horgos - Pozega Highway.

Commissioner for Information of Public Importance, Mr. Rodoljub Šabić has today, in the letters directed to Presidents of the Association of Journalists of Serbia (Udruženje novinara Srbije - UNS), Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (Nezavisno udruženje novinara Srbije - NUNS) and Independent Association of Journalists of Vojvodina (Nezavisno društvo novinara Vojvodine - NDNV), congratulated journalists in Serbia the 3rd of May, International Day of Media Freedom. Commissioner wished the  journalists the best wishes for successful work and confirmed his readiness and obligation to help them achieve their important social function.