The Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), one of the opposition parties, confirmed that police have arrested one of its MPs, Haxhi Shala. “We want to inform the public that Kosovo Police have detained MP Haxhi Shala inside the Assembly premises. The Initiative for Kosovo demands the immediate release of MP Haxhi Shala and all other MPs,” the NISMA press release said. The news site reports that Shala activated a teargas canister inside the Assembly earlier in the day.

Kosovo Police arrested today Vetevendosje MP Fisnik Ismaili as he was entering the premises of the Kosovo Assembly. Police later said Ismaili was arrested because he was found carrying two gas canisters. The Vetevendosje official webpage reported that the prosecution has ordered a 48-hour detention for Ismaili.

Kosovo Assembly deputy from the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Latif Gashi, who was sentenced a few days ago by the Appellate Court with six years of prison, addressed today the Assembly Chairmanship with a letter, where he informs his resignation from the position of Kosovo Assembly deputy.

Security has blocked the deputies from the Kosovo Assembly opposition parties and it does not allow them to climb to the alternative hall of the Assembly.

Kosovo Assembly President, Kadri Veseli, informed after the meeting of Assembly Chairmanship that the meeting would resume in thirty minutes, however, leaders and deputies of the Vetevendosje Movement, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), and the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), were not allowed to enter the Assembly hall.

Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa during a press conference today called on the opposition leaders to return to the Assembly and to solve problems through dialogue.  He said violent acts and teargas are unacceptable. Mustafa urged the opposition to wait for the decision of the Constitutional Court on the agreement on Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities. “I invite the opposition to come to the Assembly and to discuss and solve issues together.

The Presidency of the Kosovo Assembly today decided that the next session of the Assembly to be held on 30 November. Kosovo Assembly President Kadri Veseli called on the opposition parties to return to the Assembly and to not attack the MPs with teargas.

Ulrike Lunacek, Vice-President of the European Parliament, and Rapporteur for Kosovo, told Deutche Welle that problems in Kosovo cannot be resolved by violence and that opposition should wait for the decision of the Constitutional Court.

Adriatik Kelmendi says that Kosovo has become hostage of the war commanders, even though the war is over 16 year ago. Some of these commanders are enriched by being in power, the others enriched in opposition. These commanders might have known to lead or help the war, however now they are failing Kosovo with their moral deficit. According to him, the current position of Kosovo police officers represents the position of Kosovo population who stand in the middle as some black sheep. “These police officers are voters.

Veton Surroi criticizes the coalition government parties, for the approach towards the created situation in Kosovo. He considers that the case of deputy Donika Kadaj-Bujupi and demolition of the door of Albin Kurti’s apartment are a dead–end road in spiral of violence. Response by throwing stones, confrontation with the police and destruction of public and private property by a significant number of protesters from the opposition, is another sign of this dead-end way.

All media report that police have arrested Donika Kadaj-Bujupi, MP from the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), in relation to the events in the Kosovo Assembly on Tuesday. The AAK issued a press release calling on law enforcement authorities “not to turn into tools of the government and not to carry out political orders coming from the corrupt and criminals, Mustafa, Thaci and Veseli”.