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Three Serb generals: Why does Pristina want our head (B92, Sputnik)

Of the 11 indictments taken over by Kosovo courts from EULEX, three are against retired generals: Bozidar Delic, Ljubisa Dikovic, and Momir Stojanovic.

Kosovo courts have taken over war crimes cases from EULEX, and apart from the crimes committed by the KLA ("Kosovo Liberation Army") against Serbs, they will also deal with crimes against the Albanians that the Serbs are suspected of committing.

Ex-army chief Dikovic: My conscience is clear, this is NATO's finale (B92, TV Prva)

The first on the list, according to many of them, is General Ljubisa Dikovic, who until recently served as chief of the Serbian Army's General Staff. Speaking for Prva TV's morning program on Monday, Dikovic said that his conscience is clear on this matter. He also said that according to his knowledge, the indictment against him exists, and that it was written in Belgrade.

Diković meets with Miglietta in Niš (Tanjug)

The Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff, General Ljubiša Diković, met in Niš on Tuesday with the KFOR Commander, Major General Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta, who will soon leave the position.

Diković and Miglietta discussed the current security situation in Kosovo and Metohija and along the administrative line with Serbia's southern province, as well as the cooperation between the Serbian Armed Forces and KFOR, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

Two Serbs accused for Rrezalla massacre of 1999 (Koha)

The families of the victims of the Rrezalla massacre submitted to the Special Prosecution in Pristina an indictment against two former members of the Serb forces – Ljubisa Diković, former commander of the 37th motorized brigade of the Yugoslav Army, and Dejan Ranđelović, commander of the 2nd battalion of the 37th motorized brigade of the Yugoslav Army, for the killing of 41 Albanian civilians on 2 April 1999. Arianit Koci, legal representative for the families, said it is final time to act and try the people responsible for this crime.

Selimi: Dacic and Vucic use the language of hate (RTK2)

During the election campaign for the Serbian parliamentary elections, some leaders of political parties visited Kosovo, while entry into Kosovo  for others like the President of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS), Vojislav Seselj and the Chief of the Serbian General Staff, Ljubisa Dikovic, was denied in advance. The reasons, as Petrit Selimi, the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Government of Kosovo, says, are that they are war criminals and that they will never enter Kosovo.

The Serbian Eichmann in Pristina (Koha Ditore)

Publicist Enver Robelli writes in his opinion piece about the signing of the agreement between NATO and the Serbian Army on the full relaxation of the air safety zone and the presence of Serbian Army commander Ljubisa Dikovic in Pristina on this occasion. Robelli argues that allowing Dikovic to come to Pristina was ridiculing with the victims of the war. “There is sufficient evidence that Dikovic was involved in the massacres of civilians in Kosovo. The decision made by KFOR was scandalous, to say the least. KFOR generals, you have come to Kosovo to guarantee peace and to protect the victims.

Hyseni to KFOR Commander: Dikovic’s visit, unacceptable (Koha)

Kosovo Interior Minister Skender Hsyeni met today with KFOR Commander Maj. Gen. Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta to discuss the recent visit of the Serbian Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff Gen. Ljubisa Dikovic in Kosovo. A press release issued by Interior Ministry noted that Hyseni expressed his concern over the recent visit of Gen. Dikovic in Kosovo.“Such visits of Serbian military personnel accused by human rights associations for war crimes in Kosovo, do not contribute to the overall safety and security in Kosovo. Moreover, such visits could destabilize the situation.

EULEX: Trial to Dikic, Dikovic and Stojanovic! (Nase novine)

Investigators of EULEX mission have ended the investigation against Chief of Staff General Ljubisa Dikovic, the Police General Bratislav Dikic and former head of the Military Security Agency Momir Stojanovic. They could be found on the indictments of the recently established Special Court for war crimes in Kosovo, as soon as it begins with its work, learns Nase novine from sources close to EULEX. Serious accusations How Nase novine learned from sources close to the EULEX investigative team, in the mission circles there is a belief that

Opposition party accuses president of violating Constitution (Politika, B92)

The opposition Social-Democrats (SDS) have filed a request to initiate proceedings for the removal of President Tomislav Nikolic from office. The parliamentary group of the party - led by former Serbian President Boris Tadic - said that Nikolic had violated the Constitution. The group's deputy head Janko Veselinovic told reporters on Wednesday that the request was filed because of Nikolic's comments published by the daily Politika, when he spoke about War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic's announcement he would investigate war crimes accusations presented against army chief Ljubisa Dikovi