The Serbs and non-Albanians detainees of the new prison complex in Grdovac near Podujevo have been in near total isolation for four months without any contact with the outside world – a lawyer from North Mitrovica, Ljubomir Pantovic said at a press conference in Zvecan. The measure came into force after police officers from the north of Kosovo, who were arrested in May during the Kosovo Police action against corruption, organized crime and a smuggling network, were brought to this facility.

Defense lawyers of the Serbs arrested at the end of November as per Pristina prosecution order in relation to the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, voiced dissatisfaction over the course of the investigation, since as they claim, they are denied access to the case files, and they are not familiar what concrete acts their clients are charged with, Radio KIM reports. The three arrested Serbs are currently in detention in Podujevo. Lawyer, Dejan Vasic who defends Dragisa Markovic said he submitted a request to the prosecution in December to inform him about the place and time of carrying out investiga