Yusuf Sonmez, who has been accused of organized crime, organ trafficking and illegal surgeries on Serbs and people of other nationalities, is in the Netherlands, the newspaper “Vecernje Novosti” has learned from the Serbian War Crimes Prosecution Office. EULEX prosecutor Jonathan Ratel requested the issuance of a red Interpol warrant for the Turkish doctor, who has so far avoided extradition to the Kosovo authorities.
The Government against the announced radical measures, because they endanger interest of our people.
Political representatives of Serbs from the northern Kosovo will decide today whether they will respond to the recent moves and pressures of EULEX with interruption of implementation of the Brussels agreement. Official Belgrade responds that one should not resort to radical measures, because agreements reached with Pristina, with EU as a guarantor, are the best protection of the Serbian interest in the province.
“Serbia reaffirmed its independence and sovereignty in decision-making by implementing its serious and responsible policy, and our job is to persevere, because that is the best for our citizens. Therefore, we will not change our position towards Russia and I am confident that it will not jeopardize our European road,” said Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who in recent months was exposed to the pressures of some Western countries to join the sanctions against the Kremlin.
Whether our country can truly stand aside in the vortex of a new Cold War?
If Serbia would impose sanctions against Russia, it would “shot itself in the foot.” Such a decision could bring only "suicidal politician" because Serbia wouldn’t have any benefits from it, but only huge damage, says in an interview Aleksandar Chepurin, Russian Ambassador to Serbia.
A request of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with regard to establishment of the special court for Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) crimes, until the beginning of 2015 at the latest, is of utmost importance, because such request presents the solidarity of the entire world in shedding the light on so far uninvestigated crimes, said Serbian deputy war crimes prosecutor Bruno Vekaric to Novosti.
If Pristina announcements become a true, and Kosovo army will be formed through legal shortcuts in order to avoid the ramp of Serbian MPs, the political crisis in the province would only deepen.
According to calculations stipulated by the Kosovo constitution, the votes of Serbian MPs are necessary for the formation of the army and because of that, the outgoing Minister of Security Forces Agim Ceku, said that Pristina has a plan "B": the establishment of the armed forces through change of a law.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Kosovo authorities and the EU to ensure that a special court will be formed no later than early next year, which would deal with the issue of war crimes allegedly committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in Kosovo in 1999. “I strongly urge the Kosovo authorities, as well as the supporting European Union structures, to ensure that a specialist court is in place by early 2015,” said Ban in its latest report on the situation in Kosovo, which will be presented to the UN Security Council on 25 August.
Implementation of Brussels agreement is pending for several months now. Serbian side is ready for dialogue but has no one to talk with since Pristina still doesn’t have the executive.
The additional problem for Serbia is announcement from Brussels that non-implementation of the Brussels agreement can stop negotiations of Serbia with the Union.
Association of Families of Kidnapped and Missing Persons from Kosovo and Metohija about Clint Williamson’s report: All eyes on the European Union and creation of the tribunal for processing the responsible.
Following the report of the EU special prosecutor Clint Williamson where it is unequivocally stated that the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leadership has committed grave crimes against the civilians in Kosovo and Metohija, nothing will be the same for officials in Pristina.
From 1 January, when Serbia starts presiding over the OSCE, a hot chair will await our representatives, unless the tensions about reheated cold war calm down. Assigning the role of first among equals in this society is considered a confirmation of the reputation and represents the signal that we are reliable, but the timing for presiding brings with it significant challenges for Belgrade, in the midst of conflict of EU and America on one side and Russia on the other.