Basic Court in Ferizaj / Uroševac sentenced six workers of the Public Company "National Park Šar Planina", which functioned in the system of the Republic of Serbia, with the conditional sentence of imprisonment and ordered them to pay EUR 150,000 for the offense of devastation of forest.
In the extraordinary parliamentary elections in Kosovo, the Serbian List won 44 578 votes or 6.12%. The Serbian List will have 9 out of 10 parliamentary seats, KIM radio reports.
Members of the Serbian List who will represent the interests of Serbian people in the Assembly of Kosovo are: Slavko Simić, Miljana Nikolić, Zoran Mojsilović, Igor Simić, Verica Ćeranić, Saša Milosavljević, Jasmina Živković, Jelana Bontić and Srđan Mitrović, reads the statement of the Serbian List.
European Parliament vice-president and rapporteur for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek says that the priority of the new phase of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina should be the implementation of already reached agreements, with the goal of normalizing relations, reports Radio Television of Serbia (RTS).
Families of kidnapped and missing Serbs in Kosovo do not have too much expectation from the start of the Special Court's work and indictments, Silvana Marinković from the Association of Families of the Missing Serbs told KIM radio.
Distrust among family members of missing persons is the result of previous experience, says Marinković.
Spokesperson and head of the Communication Service of specialized councils Avis Beneš told Belgrade based daily Politika that there are no legal obstacles to receiving the indictments or indictments of the Special Prosecutor's Office, but she added that the prosecution still has no spokesperson.
Beneš told Politika that the official titles of this court are "Specialized Councils and Specialized Prosecutor's Office of Kosovo, and not the Special Court or KLA Crimes Court".
The Special War Crimes Court will not bring justice to all victims of the war in Kosovo, says the director of the Humanitarian Law Center in Pristina, Bekim Blakaj.
Bekim Blakaj expects the first indictments before the Special War Crimes Court in the fall. He points out that expectations are high, but he fears that many victims of war who are waiting for justice for 18 years, and whose all hopes lie in this court will not be satisfied, KIM radio reported today.
The Association of Families of Kidnapped and Killed in Kosovo and Metohija marked the 19th anniversary of the kidnapping of nine miners of the Belaćevac mine in Kosovo in the memorial room for the Kosovo victims of the Belgrade Palace, KIM radio reported.
Director of the Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić said that the state will help to create a permanent museum for all victims of wars in the territory of the former Yugoslavia.
Representatives of the Serbian and Albanian associations of families of kidnapped and killed during the war in Kosovo again appealed to officials in Belgrade, Pristina and international community to take concrete measures to clarify the fate of missing persons, KIM Radio reported.
The Head of UNHCR mission in Kosovo, Narasimha Rao, said that "today we recognize the suffering of all those who had to flee in order to save their lives. Over 65 million people are either refugees or displaced persons.
"In Kosovo, we work together with Kosovo authorities, civil society and others to ensure that those who want to return to their homes can do it safely and with dignity," Rao said.
KFOR a key factor in maintaining peace and protecting religious facilities, deputy prime minister Branimir Stojanovic and Deputy Assistant Secretary General of NATO Operations John Manza have agreed, reports KIM radio.
During the meeting, they exchanged views on the situation in Kosovo, discussing security, protection of religious facilities and the current political situation after parliamentary elections.