Serbian National Council of Northern Kosovo (SNV) announced launching of the petition, which will request from EULEX and UNMIK to allow the release pending trial for unreasonably arrested prominent Serbs, Dragoljub Delibasic, Oliver Ivanovic and Nebojsa Vujacic. “Unreasonable arrests of Serbs in northern Kosovo and Metohija, Dragoljub Delibašić, Oliver Ivanovic, Nebojsa Vujacic and their lawyers destabilize already difficult situation in the province and intimidate members of the Serbian population. Such arrests cause the ethnic cleansing of Serbs from this area, and violation of the UNSC Resolution 1244,” was said in a statement.
SNV requests from EULEX to respect UNSC Resolution 1244, to ensure free and unimpeded return of displaced Serbs and to provide freedom, safe environment and all other human rights for the remaining Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija.
SNC appeals to EULEX to stop unjustified arrest of Serbs, unlawful criminal proceedings regarding false allegations of fraudulent Albanian witnesses, and to end its policy of denial of basic human rights to the Serbs in Kosovo. Serbs should have the opportunity for the realization of human rights, such as the right for a fair trial, reads the statement.
SBV estimated that implementation of the rule of law cannot be achieved by the months-long detention of innocent Serbs. Moreover, such actions continue and reinforce ethnic discrimination of Serbs, thereby grossly violating UNSC Resolution 1244.
EULEX have to get rid of the influence and pressures coming from Pristina and should act impartially and fairly, thus enabling Dragoljub Delibasic, Oliver Ivanovic and Nebojsa Vujacic to prove their innocence, by releasing them pending trial. Additionally, it was stated that the Government of Serbia expressed its readiness to fully cooperate with EULEX justice and sent guarantees for the detained Serbs.
