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Detention of Zoran Djokic from Pec extended for two more months (Radio kontakt plus)

Basic Court in Pec has decided to extend detention of Zoran Djokic (48) displaced person from this town for two more months, under allegations that he has committed a war crime against the civilian population during the conflict in Kosovo in 1999, Radio kontakt plus reports. Djokic’s lawyer Ljubomir Pantovic told Radio kontakt plus that the acts of the court and prosecution in relation to his client are utterly unlawful and go to the detriment of Zoran Djokic. “Although the law instructs all the bodies taking part in the criminal proceeding, while the person is detained, to act with particul

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Junior basketball team players banned to enter Kosovo at Jarinje crossing point (Radio kontakt plus, KoSSev)

Junior basketball team “Borac” players from central Serbia, that was supposed to play a game in Mitrovica North today, was banned to enter Kosovo yesterday at the Jarinje crossing point, Radio kontakt plus reported. Basketball team “Trepca” was supposed to be their host. “Trepca” trainer Bratislav Dzogovic said he personally and young players are very disappointed over the ban. He added, the team from Cacak delivered the list to the police, said they are a basketball team, spent a half an hour at Jrainje, however their entry in Kosovo was not allowed.

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“1 out of 5 million” protest at Jarinje border crossing (KoSSev)

The ninth “1 out of 5 million” protest organized in Kosovo was held on Saturday for the first time in the vicinity of the Jarinje integrated border crossing. As the organizers emphasized, the reason why the protest was held there was to remind the public that the government of Aleksandar Vucic established “the border between Serbs and Serbs” and not the previous government, as the Serbian Progressive Party had repeatedly claimed.

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Zoran Djokic placed under one-month detention (BETA, KoSSev)

Basic Court in Pec has decided to place Zoran Djokic from this town under one-month detention under allegations that he has committed war crimes during the conflict in Kosovo in 1999, BETA news agency reported. Kosovo police arrested Djokic at the administrative crossing point Jarinje, over the weekend and then under an armed escort transported him to Pec.

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Belgrade weekly ‘Vreme’ asks Kosovo police to investigate their car fire (FoNet, Vreme, N1)

In an open letter to Kosovo police Director-General Rashti Qalaj, the Belgrade based weekly Vreme demanded urgent investigation of the fire at the Jarinje border crossing with Serbia proper which destroyed a car the weekly used while visiting Kosovo, the FoNet news agency reported on Wednesday.

A reporter of "Le Courrier des Balkans" joined Vreme’s crew on its way back to Belgrade.

The fire broke out suddenly late on January 4. All passengers escaped unharmed while the car was destroyed.

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The car of weekly Vreme burned near Jarinje crossing (Kossev, Vreme)

A car transporting journalist of Belgrade-based weekly Vreme and a journalist from Le Courrier des Balkans burned near the Jarinje administrative crossing, Vreme weekly stated on Saturday.

The fire erupted suddenly, and all four colleagues managed to safely leave the vehicle, which was destroyed – the statement reads.

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Banned entry to Kosovo for the Basketball club Partizan and Deputy Director of the office for KiM (RTS, N1)

This morning the Basketball club 'Partizan' from Belgrade was banned from entering Kosovo. Partizan was supposed to play a friendly game with the Basketball club Trepca from Mitrovica North, RTS learns.

The club was stopped at Jarinje crossing. The club 'Partisan' wanted to support the Serbs’ protest over Pristina's measure by which taxes on products from central Serbia were raised to 100 percent.

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Union of Women from Belgrade returned from Jarinje crossing on Sunday (Kontakt plus radio)

Kosovo police said on Sunday evening that members of the Union of Women from Belgrade have been returned from Jarinje because one of the main goals of the visit was a protest in North Mitrovica, with an assessment that they are a threat to the Kosovo's order and security, reports Kontakt plus radio.

Police stated in their press release that they arrived by a bus, in a non-scheduled /irregular line, however, reports the Kontakt plus radio, no humanitarian aid was mentioned.

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Kosovo police arrested Serb at Jarinje crossing point (RTS, Tanjug, Radio kontakt plus)

Serbian public broadcaster RTS reported late on Sunday that Kosovo police arrested a Serb at crossing point Jarinje for failing to pay a vehicle tax. Milisav Dasic, who lives with his family in Osojane village, Istok municipality, was taken out of a bus at the Jarinje crossing point. “They took him from the bus and told the driver to go on after they gave back other passengers’ IDs,” the sources told RTS.

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