We strongly condemn the stoning of Ana Radović's house from Lipljan/Lipjan and request from Kosovo Police to urgently identify and bring to justice the perpetrators, said Mayor of Gračanica/Graçanice Vladeta Kostić.
"The attack on the property of Ana Radović rightfully brought the fear among the Serbs who live in this town for their personal and family's security, therefore and their survival in this town," said Kostić.
The Mayor of Gračanica/Graçanicë Municipality, Vladeta Kostić, voiced his concern over the fact that not a single perpetrator was found in relation to the last three attacks that took place lately in this municipality. He reminded that the municipality has neither the means nor the mandate to provide personal and material safety of residents and that police should be in charge for it.
Kosovo Minister for Labor and Social Welfare Arban Abrashi said that draft law on census in Serb-majority municipalities in northern Kosovo will soon be forwarded to the Kosovo Assembly.
Mayors of municipalities of Pristina region yesterday signed a declaration on promotion of the interethnic dialogue. By signing the declaration mayors of Pristina, Gračanica/Graçanicë, Kosovo Polje/Fushë Kosovë, Štimlje/Shtime, Lipljan/Lipjan and Obilić/Obilliq have pledged for promoting interethnic cooperation and dialogue in those local self-governments.
Intimidation and attacks on employees of the National Theater of Pristina and refusal of Gračanica/Graçanicë Police Station officers to act in line with official duty were condemned by the Mayor of the town of Vladeta Kostić.
A vehicle owned by a municipal lawyer of Gračanica/Graçanicë in Kosovo, was set on fire last night. Municipal officials had been receiving threats for months, but the police did not manage to identify who were behind them, the RTS reported late Thursday.
This is the third or fourth time that vehicles or property have been torched, said the Mayor of Gračanica/Graçanicë Vladeta Kostic, who hopes that the perpetrators will finally be brought to justice.
The Mayor of Gračanica/Graçanicë Municipality Vladeta Kostic yesterday strongly condemned desecration of the Church of St. Demetrius in village Susica in that municipality, calling on authorities to immediately find the perpetrators of attacks on the Serbian Orthodox Church property. “It is not the first time that the church is burglarized and that perpetrators have not been found,” said Kostic and added that it is a high time to put an end to events that are causing anxiety and undermining security in the Gračanica/Graçanicë municipality.
Last night, around midnight, unknown perpetrators have set on fire a vehicle owned by the director of Hospital in Gračanica/Graçanicë, Nebojsa Milovanovic, and left threatening message at the entrance door of his house in village Donja Gusterica in Gračanica/Graçanicë municipality. Milovanovic said he believes that the incident has a political background and added that this will not deter him from carrying out his duties.
The Mayor of Gracanica, Vladeta Kostic, told Pristina-based Rrokum TV that he is against Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO because he doesn’t believe that the cultural heritage that was damaged and burned in 2004, would be preserved now. He said that there is no need for UNESCO to take care of the Serb heritage monuments since they are protected with the Ahtisaari plan. "I am against Kosovo's membership in UNESCO… I think there are other issues more important than UNESCO membership.