Kozarev: To provide conditions for return of displaced (Tanjug, Novosti)
Darko Tasic got one month detention (Kontakt plus radio)
Darko Tasic, displaced Serb from Prizren, arrested in Brnjak on Wednsday, was sent to one month detention, following the proposal of the EULEX Special Prosecutor for war crimes, Paul Flynn, Kontakt plus radio reported.
Jevtic: To establish ASM as agreed (KIM Radio)
Kosovo Minister for Communities and Returns said in a meeting with the Slovenian Ambassador in Pristina, Bojan Bertoncelj that concrete steps are missing in resolving the minority issues, among them the most important is the establishment of the Association of Serb Municipalities (ASM), KIM Radio reported.
Kozarev and Melzer on establishing the rule of law in Kosovo (RTK2)
Deputy Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Dusan Kozarev met today Nils Melzer, the Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, reports RTK2.
During the meeting, Melzer was informed about the violations of the human rights of Serbs and other non-Albanians in Kosovo. Melzer is in the process of preparing a report for the UN Human Rights Council and is on a several-day visit to Serbia, reports RTK2.
Arrest of three Serbs is violation of freedom of movement and voters rights (TV Most)
FM Dacic: Serbia has largest number of refugees and IDPs in Europe (Tanjug, B92)
There is absolutely no alternative to working together, First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has told the OSCE Mediterranean Conference, Tanjug agency reported.
Enable voting for displaced persons (TV Most)
The Serbian List says that Pristina’s actions at administrative crossings show an obvious attempt to prevent IDPs from central Serbia to vote in Kosovo, TV Most reports.
The List urges the authorities to free all administrative crossings and enable unhindered voting and to stop interfering in the election process, reports TV Most.
Drecun: The arrest in Mušutište an example of intimidation (RTS, Blic)
President of the Committee on Kosovo and Metohija of the Serbian Parliament Milovan Drecun says that the arrest of Bogdan Mitrović in Mushtishtë/Mušutište is an example of intimidation, and a message to the expelled Serbs not to return to Kosovo.
- This is an example of classical intimidation in the area that was ethnically cruelly cleared of the Serb population, and this is a message for everyone, do not go back to the homes from which you have been expelled - Drecun told RTS.
Mušutište: A man from a group of displaced Serbs arrested (Kontakt plus radio)
Bogdan Mitrović (74) from Sopina was arrested in Suharekë / Suva Reka by being taken out of a group of displaced Serbs who visited their houses and the Holy Virgin's Church in Mušutište, reports Kontakt plus radio.
Special forces of the Kosovo police searched the bus that brought them, and arrested Mitrović. Mitrović was charged of serious crimes and war crimes. The police took him to Prizren, reports the radio.
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