“Serbia ready to protect Serbian people in Kosovo” (Serbian Government, media)
President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic said today that in the operation of a special units ROSU and FIT, 23 persons of Serb and Bosniak ethnicity have been arrested in the north of Kosovo-Metohija, mostly members of the Kosovo police. Speaking in the Serbian Parliament after the session of the National Security Council, […]
Read More →Kosovo Interior Ministry issues press release
The Kosovo Ministry of Interior Affairs issued a press release today informing that Kosovo Police and the Kosovo Police Inspectorate have implemented measures and arrested people suspected of different criminal activities. The police operation was supervised by the special prosecution and was carried out in different municipalities in Kosovo and did not have an ethnic […]
Read More →Interviewing of police officers arrested in the North, ongoing (RTK)
Police officers arrested today in northern Kosovo during a police action continue to be interviewed. Dosens of police officers, including police commander of Zubin Potok, were arrested today, reports RTK. The arrested are being interviewed at Kosovo Police Inspectorate. After the interviewing, the same are being sent in front of the prosecutor. Several media have […]
Read More →Dodik: This is a fight against survival of Serbs in Kosovo (Danas, SRNA)
Chairman of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Milorad Dodik said today’s operation of the Kosovo police special units in the north is a serious blow to the fragile peace in Kosovo and Metohija and an attempt to provoke a new exodus of the Serbs, Danas daily reports. He told SRNA news agency Serbia has the right […]
Read More →Vetevendosje: Action in the north proved Kosovo has capacities (RTK)
Vetevendosje Movement has commented today’s police action in the north of Kosovo. “This proves that our police have the possibility, ability and capacities to fight the crime, but official orders of the prosecution and political will of the institutional leaders in general, are missing,” is stressed in the press release. According to Vetevendosje, municipalities in […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Army was not involved in the action in the north, it was not its job (RTK)
The Prime Minister of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj spoke at the beginning of the meeting of the government about today’s Kosovo Police action in the north of Kosovo. He said such action commenced in order to establish order, and combat crime and corruption. “Crime is not a danger only for Kosovo but for all the countries. […]
Read More →Chepurin: Outraged by action in north, we want immediate release of Russian nationals
Russia’s Ambassador in Serbia, Aleksandar Chepurin, said Russia strongly condemns the operation by Kosovo Police special units in the north today. “We strongly condemn the action of Kosovo Special Forces in the Serb-inhabited north. This is extremely dangerous and in opposition to all existing agreements. We are outraged by the provocation of Pristina authorities in […]
Read More →Assembly President Veseli visits Zubin Potok (Indeksonline)
Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli visited the village of Caber in Zubin Potok municipality today, the news website reports. “I visited and talked to residents of the village of Caber in the municipality of Zubin Potok today, to calm them down and assure them that the state of Kosovo remains committed to establishing the rule […]
Read More →Russia reacts after arrests in the north (Express)
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reacted following today’s operation by Kosovo Police in the north, saying that the arrest of several Serbs is another provocation by Kosovo. Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the ministry, said Kosovo’s actions are a result of non-reaction by the European Union and the United States of America. “Kosovo’s […]
Read More →Justice Minister: We will not allow anyone to threaten security in the country (media)
Kosovo’s Minister of Justice, Abelard Tahiri, said that the Kosovo-wide police operation today has proved again the commitment of Kosovo’s institutions to an uncompromising fight against corruption and organized crime and rule of law efforts throughout Kosovo’s territory. Tahiri said crime and corruption will not keep hostage the future of Kosovo’s citizens. “No one can […]
Read More →EU comments on police action in the north (Kallxo/Koha)
In a statement provided for BIRN and Koha, EU foreign policy spokesperson Maja Kocijancic called on Pristina and Belgrade to show restraint in face of recent developments in the north of Kosovo. “We are in contact with leadership in Pristina and Belgrade and we have called for outmost restraint”, Kocijancic said. Kocijancic said that support […]
Read More →Veseli visits injured police officers (Telegrafi)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo Kadri Veseli has visited the injured police officers during today’s police action against organized crimes in several Kosovo municipalities. He told the media that today’s action is a message for all those who are involved in organized crime. “The rule of law will dominate in the entire Republic […]
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