The Lighthouse award, established by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, with the aim of highlighting the extraordinary courage of individuals, who in their professional tasks preserve the true values of our society. The winner of this year’s Lighthouse award is police major Katarina Petrović.
On behalf of the Civilian Committee for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Whistleblowers of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy, the Lighthouse Award was presented by a member of the committee, an investigative journalist Vuk Cvijić, who was the first to write about the case of Katarina Petrović.
Katarina Petrović is a whistleblower that has highlighted the corruption and the perceived untouchability of the Serbian political class. She was arrested, criminal charges were pressed against her, because she was working in the public interest. In the meantime, she was declared innocent. She is still committed to her work, even though she is still under suspension.
Congratulations, Katarina!