Detention of arrested persons in the northern Kosovo at the end of May was extended for two more months, lawyer Milos Delevic told Radio kontakt plus.

Kosovo special police units arrested 30 persons on 28 and 29 May, among them 19 members of the Kosovo police.

Delevic told Radio kontakt plus that Basic Court in Pristina extended detention of arrested persons for two more months, adding the defense lawyers are yet to receive decisions, after which they would file complaints.

Majority of those arrested are members of the Kosovo police and they are suspected of organizing or belonging to a criminal group, misuse of official authority, receiving or giving bribes, smuggling goods, tax and customs evasion.