Vetëvendosje MPs Haxhiu and Topalli arrested

(All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)

Two Vetëvendosje MPs, Albulena Haxhiu and Faton Topalli, were arrested on Tuesday by Kosovo Police based on an arrest warrants issued against them for the criminal offence, release of teargas at the Assembly of Kosovo.

Basic Court in Prishtinë/Pristina issued a thirty-day detention measure against VV MP Albulena Haxhiu, while MP Topalli was initially issued 48-hour detention measure.

Vetëvendosje requested their immediate release and said that continuation of opposition MPs arrest will escalate the situation further and it will deepen the crisis.

AAK also reacted against their arrests. It considers arrest of these MPs unnecessary and unacceptable. Other TV broadcasters reported that Nisma për Kosovën also reacted against the arrest of two Vetëvendosje MPs – Albulena Haxhiu and Faton Topalli. It called on the Government to give up arrests and persecution of all those that do not agree with the Agreements on Association and Demarcation, and called for immediate release of all the arrested MPs.

Simic: Albanians do not want to harm Serb minority

(Klan Kosova)

When he visited Goraždevac/Gorazhdec village on Monday, he did not this as part of the delegation led by the Director of Serbia’s Office for Kosovo, Marko Djuric. A day after the incident when the houses of Serbs were sprayed with gunshots and the village monument was demolished; Slavko Simic is calling for identification of a local solution for this settlement.

By doing so, Srpska List chairperson Slavko Simic, is coming out with a different stance even from the Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic.

“I do not expect anything from the international community in this case. The issue of attacks should be solved by Kosovo Police. Interior minister together with Pejë/Pec police commander should go out in the field and talk to people in these areas. It seems that the monument in Goraždevac/Gorazhdec, which is very valuable for the Serbs, is bothering someone,” Simic stated.

To avoid such situations, Srpska List MP told Klan Kosova that law enforcement forces must increase static patrolling and, according to him, this is done with a little political will.

Simic, who lives in Leposavic/Leposaviq, says that there is a scenario behind all the recent attacks against Serbs.

“I know that Albanians do not want to harm the Serb minority, but there are individuals who want to create conflicts and so to launch a series of incidents in the north, where Serbs attack Albanians. We should be careful with this and parties should distance themselves from the individuals who are carrying out the attacks,” Simic said.

“No one should say that in this case there is extremism and terrorism. We are talking here about minors who do not know what to do,” Simic said.

Incident in Goraždevac/Gorazhdec village condemned

(Most monitored broadcasters, RTK2&Klan Kosova)

The attack in Goraždevac/Gorazhdec village was condemned by Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga.

Through a press statement issued, by not prejudging the motive of such an act, Jahjaga emphasized that Kosovo institutions will not allow such incidents to damage the improved inter-ethnic relations.

The attack in Goraždevac/Gorazhdec village of Pejë/Pec was also condemned by the Government of Kosovo.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMIK, Zahir Tanin, condemning the shooting incident in village of Gorazhdec/Goraždevac in Pejë/Peć municipality and the other incident in Srbobran of Istog/Istog municipality, said that such incidents risk undermining confidence in overall security and community relations, RTK2 reported.

Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic and Belgrade’s Liaison Officer in Prishtinë/Pristina Dejan Pavicevic also condemned the incident in Srbobran.

Jevtic: In addition to security, usurped property one of the biggest problems for return

(RTK2)

In the third technical regional conference on durable solutions of displaced persons from Kosovo, minister for communities and return, Dalibor Jevtic, said that in addition to the security situation usurped property is one of the biggest problems when it comes to the return of displaced persons.

He referred to the recent incidents that happened in the Serb-inhabited areas and said that during Monday’s urgent meeting with the Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa he demanded higher presence of the police in all returnee areas. Jevtic said that he did not demand only a greater presence, but also greater employment of non-majority communities within the Kosovo Police.

“We expect that in the coming days we get a concrete answers to the questions, i.e. ways to solve this problem,” minister Jevtic said.

Donika Kadaj-Bujupi poisoned from food in prison

(Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)

The AAK MP Donika Kadaj-Bujupi has been hospitalized within the prison premises due to a food poisoning, her husband Naser Bujupi said.

“Donika called and told me that she has been hospitalized for two days now, and that she is in a very critical condition,” Naser Bujupi said.

Deterioration of MP Bujupi’s health was also confirmed by the General Director of Prisons, Sokol Zogaj. He told RTK that a light food poisoning is in question.

Next Assembly session to be held on Monday

(All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)

Irrespective to the contradiction of the opposition parties, next plenary session of the Assembly of Kosovo will be held on Monday, 14 December.

Kosovo Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli said that 25 points of the agenda have been planned to be discussed in the next session. Veseli once again called on the opposition to take part in the Assembly proceedings, underlining that his goal is not to exclude the opposition, but the opposition is excluding itself.

He said voting for 2016 budget is one of the topics of discussion.

Former Constitutional Court President Enver Hasani pleads not guilty

(KTV)

Former President of the Kosovo Constitutional Court, Enver Hasani, Hakif Veliu and Albert Rakipi, appeared in front of the trial panel and pleaded themselves not guilty of the charges raised against them.

Prior to pleading themselves not guilty, prosecutor Drita Hajdari read the indictment to them.