The OSCE Mission to Serbia on Tuesday presented its 2015 Person of the Year Award to three recipients at a ceremony in Belgrade, the organization said.
They include Marija Randjelovic, Community Liaison Officer (CLO) of the Nis Police Department, the Presevo Youth Office, and to Miroslava Milenovic, forensic financial expert and Member of the Anti-Corruption Council of the Government of the Republic of Serbia.
The recipients were recognized for their support of community policing, youth activism, the fight against corruption and the promotion of freedom of the media, a statement from the organization said, adding that “this is the award’s tenth year celebrating citizens of Serbia who contribute to the promotion of OSCE values in the country.”
Randjelovic was recognized “for her dedication to the promotion of community policing and to the increase of citizens’ trust in the work of the police,” said the statement, noting that in 2015, i”n addition to her duties as CLO, which also included communicating and liaising with national minorities, Randjelovic served as focal point for LGBT rights and as the coordinator for the prevention of domestic violence.”
The Presevo Youth Office, represented by Agon Ajeti and Valon Arifi, was selected “for its outstanding contribution to civic youth activism and to ensuring the respect for human rights in response to the refugee crisis.” One of their most important contributions has been the promotion of a positive response by the wider community to refugees and migrants in such a complex situation, said the OSCE.
Milenovic received the award for her contribution to the fight against corruption and for the promotion of freedom of the media. “The Council’s Report on ownership structure and control of the media, published last spring, used forensic accounting methods to identify ownership structures and non-transparent financing of media,” the statement noted, adding that Milenovic also trained Serbian police and prosecutors, journalists and Anti-Corruption Council staff on forensic accounting and on money-laundering techniques to improve their skills in investigating fraud and corruption.
Source: www.b92.net
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