President Thaci comments on operation, Russian disguised as diplomat among arrested (media)
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci talked to reporters about today’s operation by Kosovo Police Special Units in the northern municipalities. Thaci has called on all citizens of Kosovo regardless of their ethnic background to view this as a rule of law operation that is not targeted against any community. He said “we need to be grateful […]
Read More →Kosovo Police issues statement on its ongoing operation
The Kosovo Police has issued a statement at 10 o’clock saying that persons that have been arrested in its operation include Albanians, Serbs, and Bosniaks. “The police operation taking place in different regions including municipalities of Zvecan, Zubin Potok, Leposavic, Mitrovica North, Mitrovica South, Skenderaj, and Drenas, so far has resulted in the arrest of […]
Read More →Police commander in Bernjak also arrested (Insajderi)
Kosovo Police commander in Bernjak, Dejan Komperevic, is also reported to have been arrested as part of the police operation in the north, Insajderi reports.
Read More →Head of PSD parliamentary group hails police operation (social media)
Head of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) parliamentary group, Dardan Sejdiu, has hailed the police operation today saying it is right but late. “For twenty years in this part of the country crime and contraband are freely exercised, even involving police and customs officials. I therefore consider this intervention of law enforcement authorities as a […]
Read More →LDK leader commends police for operation in the north (social media)
Leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) Isa Mustafa has commended the police for its operation in the north saying that organised crime knows no ethnicity and the same principle should also apply to law enforcement. “All those Albanians, Serbs, Bosniaks, officials and not officials should be held equally accountable before the law for […]
Read More →Kosovo deputy minister: Operation not directed against any community (Indeksonline)
Kosovo’s Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Selami Shkodra, said today’s operation in the north is not directed against any community but is part of the fight against crime and corruption. “Today’s action comes as a result of extensive investigations as institutional officials, including police, have been involved in smuggling and corruption, as well as misuse […]
Read More →Advisor to Kosovo FM Pacolli warns Dacic will be arrested if he enters Kosovo (Kallxo)
Advisor to Kosovo Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli, Jetlir Zyberaj, said no one from Belgrade can prevent the police operation underway in the north. He also commented on Belgrade media reports saying that Foreign Minister of Serbia Ivica Dacic may decide to enter Kosovo. Zyberaj said that Dacic would be arrested if he tries to enter […]
Read More →KFOR issues statement on situation in the north
KFOR has issued a statement following recent developments in the north which reads: “Concerning the current situation, KFOR informs that Kosovo Police is conducting a police operation throughout Kosovo, following arrest warrants issued by Pristina Court in relation to an investigation on corruption. KFOR confirms that this is only a police operation and no Kosovo […]
Read More →Insajderi: Two UNMIK staff arrested in police operation in the north
Insajderi is quoting sources saying that apart from a Russian national, UNMIK employee, arrested today in the north by the Kosovo Police, another local Serb staff member of UNMIK was arrested by the last name of Dimic. The arrest, according to sources, came after the two are suspected of placing the UNMIK official vehicle as […]
Read More →Kosovo Police operation in the north is over (Telegrafi)
Kosovo Police spokesman Baki Kelani told the news website that the operation of KP Special Units in Mitrovica North is over. Kelani did not reveal further details saying that all developments surrounding today’s operation will be announced at a press conference at 14:00.
Read More →Serbian troops placed on alert after arrests by Kosovo police (Aljazeera)
Kosovo PM Haradinaj says on Twitter ‘anti-smuggling and organised crime operation’ is under way in northern Kosovo. Serbia has ordered its troops to full alert as tensions soar in the Balkans amid reports that heavily armed Kosovo police entered Serb-populated regions of the former Serbian province and made several arrests. Serbia’s state TV reported shots […]
Read More →Serbia puts forces on alert after Kosovo police operation in Serb-populated north (Reuters, Euronews)
Serbia ordered its security forces on full alert on Tuesday after police in neighbouring Kosovo mounted an anti-smuggling operation in a northern region of the country populated mainly by Serbs. The move came amid rising tension in four Serb-populated municipalities in Kosovo’s north, which remains largely outside control of Pristina and pledges allegiance to Belgrade. […]
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