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On the occasion of recent newspaper writings concerning the punishment of abusers for the crime of murder against women and the criminal policy of the courts concerning people who violate traffic rules, we would like to inform the public about the following facts.

Journalist Kristina Turčin published an article in Jutarnji List No. 9269 of June 6, 2024, entitled "96% of citizens for harsher punishments for violent people, but not judges." "The author of the article, concerning the tragic events, the murders of four women this year, concludes that violence against women in Croatia has not decreased and that part of the reason most certainly lies in the professional judicial public, i.e. that judges oppose harsher punishment of violent people, in contrast to the attitude of 96 % of citizens.

With regard to the Report of the Croatian Journalists' Association published on May 16, 2024, on the CJA website, regarding the reactions of some members of the CJA on the verdict of this Court in the dispute between the CJA President, Hrvoje Zovko, and Croatian Radio and Television, we declare: