Puzovic resigns as Srbijavode director

BELGRADE - The director of the Srbijavode water management company Goran Puzovic tendered his irrevocable resignation from the post on Thursday.

In a statement, Puzovic said he was resigning due to threats and persecution against members of his family via media outlets and social media networks, as well as due to a public call for lynching his family.

The address of Puzovic's family home and photos of his underage and adult children have recently been made public.

Concerns over the family's safety were heightened further after a recent storming of Srbijavode offices, during which Puzovic and company employees were subjected to physical and mental harassment, insults and threats.

"I am not resigning because I accept the untruths that are being said about me," Puzovic noted in his resignation letter, expressing trust in the relevant institutions and the expectation that accusations levelled against him would be examined in adequate proceedings.

Puzovic, an agricultural engineer, assumed the post in 2012.