Low blows, insults, repression, blackmail, division on "traitors" and "patriots" are the moves that the Serb parties withdraw in the fight for supremacy. Many citizens say they are in fear, they feel pressures and blackmail, and they point finger to the Serbian List, which is the absolute winner of the past Kosovo local elections, which controls payroll lists of public companies and institutions.
Leader of the Civic Initiative Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP) and a candidate for mayor of North Mitrovica, Oliver Ivanović, said at the press conference that the atmosphere during the pre-election campaign in Kosovo resembles the one before the 5 October 2000 in Serbia, Serbian media reported.
Ivanovic said that the pressure continues on the people from his list and from CI “For our Zvečan” led by Doctor Dragiša Milović, and according to him, the latest development are the invitations of the directors of all subordinates to the direct talks.
Mayoral candidates for Mitrovica North and Zvecan municipalities, Oliver Ivanovic and Dragisa Milovic, criticized yesterday a call of the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director, Marko Djuric to the Kosovo Serbs to support Srpska Lista in the local elections, scheduled for 22 October, Kontakt plus radio reported.
They said that divisions Djuric is talking about are dangerous and warned it is the Brussels agreement that breaks the links with Serbia and not citizens wishing to support some other parties or lists.
“Infrastructure, resolving the issues of regional water supply system and landfill, arrangement of the neighbourhood and the Monastery of Banjska, as well as employment opportunities for young population are some of our priorities, stated Dragisa Milovic, candidate for a mayor in Zvecan municipality, KIM Radio reported.
Milovic, who is the leader of a Civic Initiative For Our Zvecan, was two-time president of this municipality.
Representatives of the CI SDP and “Together for Zvečan” and candidates for mayors and North Mitrovica and Zvečan, Oliver Ivanović and Dragiša Milović announced that they filed complaints against unknown perpetrators for the pressures on candidates for councillors who withdrew their candidacies from these two lists, reports Kontakt plus radio.
The complaints have been filed with the Serbian prosecutor, the radio reports.
Leader of the Civic Initiative Freedom, Democracy, Justice (GI SDP) Oliver Ivanovic and a former mayor of Zvecan municipality, Dragisa Milovic announced yesterday at the press conference they will participate in the local elections in the four northern municipalities, and urged responsible institutions to resolve the cases of burning down their vehicles.
After the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo condemned the setting on fire a vehicle belonging to Doctor Dragisa Milovic and former President of Zvecan Municipality, Party of Kosovo Serbs (PKS), headed by Aleksandar Jablanovic also condemned this incident, KoSSev reported.
“This attack is yet another alarm for all international structures in Pristina that crime and violence in the north of Kosovo are becoming a widely accepted manner of clashes and sending political messages,” PKS press release said.
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo in the strongest terms condemned, yesterday, the incident in Zvecan, in which a vehicle of Doctor Dragisa Milovic was set on fire, RTV Puls reported.
Serbian population in Kosovo is constantly exposed to attacks and intimidations, and the incident that happened nearby kids’ playground and a residential building, certainly contributes to the feelings of disturbance and discomfort, the Office statement said.
Vehicle Opel Astra owned by a Doctor Dragisa Milovic and former president of the Zvecan Municipality was set on fire, last night in Zvecan, Commander of the Kosovo Police North Region, Nenad Djuric confirmed to Kontakt Plus Radio.
Djuric said that last night a fire broke in the parking lot in front of “M” restaurant and two vehicles were burned down.
The fire first broke out at the Opel Astra and then spread to another vehicle.