Serbian National Forum (SNF) announced that it supports the protests and initiative for the release of Oliver Ivanovic and Dragoljub Delibasic.

"On the occasion of an initiative to hold a protest against the scandalous relationship of EULEX towards the detained Serbs, primarily Oliver Ivanovic and Dragoljub Delibasic, who are being unjustifiably kept in detention unreasonably long time and without no fault proven, SNF joins the protests and initiatives for their release," the statement said.

Release of Olvier Ivanovic pending trial was requested today at the protests held today in front of the EULEX headquarters in Pristina.

Around hundred protesters, along with his family members, held banners where it was written ‘Political prisoner’ and “Justice Yes, Politization of Justice No’.

Two protests were held today in Mitrovica and Pristina in support of Oliver Ivanovic and Dragan Delibasic, demanding their release on bail. The first protest was held in front of the Basic Court in Mitrovica North, while the second one was held in front of EULEX Headquarters in Pristina. Oliver Ivanovic’s brother who was one of the protesters said that the Oliver Ivanovic was politically imprisoned by EULEX. Media report that around 500 people participated in the protest in Mitrovica while only around 30 were present in front of EULEX in Pristina.

Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanović called Serbian people and political representatives to come to united stand with regard to the case of Oliver Ivanović.

Several hundred citizens gathered in Mitrovica on Monday demanding Oliver Ivanovic, the Head of the Citizens Initiative Freedom, Democracy, Justice (SDP), to be released pending trial immediately.

The half an hour-long protest was held in front of the building of the Basic Court in Mitrovica where the regional central office of EULEX is located as well. The protestors hung a sign on the court's gate reading "EULEX's court a dungeon".

The EULEX Court decision to extend detention of Oliver Ivanovic until 6 October, Milena Ivanovic (Oliver's wife) has described as "horrible and scandalous".

- This is another proof that everything is set up, it is a political process. They probably have condemned him in advance - says for Blic, Milena Popovic Ivanovic.

Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic says for Blic that the length of detention and the course of the procedure against Ivanovic creates concern and doubts as to respect a series of individual rights from the complex right to trial within a reasonable time.

The extension of detention for leader of the Serb party Citizens' Initiative Freedom, Democracy, Justice in Kosovo, Oliver Ivanovic is scandalous and Serbia and the Ministry of Justice will do all they can to provide assistance in his defence as much as possible, Serbian Justice Minister Nikola Selakovic said on Friday.

Director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) Marko Djuric expressed on Thursday his deep disappointment and revolt over the court decision to extend the detention for Oliver Ivanovic, leader of the Serb party Citizens' Initiative Freedom, Democracy Justice, and qualified it as yet another proof that the case against Ivanovic is politically motivated.

The detention for Ivanovic has been extended until October 6. According to Djuric, this decision is a bad signal for the overall political climate and the rule of law in Kosovo.

Office for Kosovo and Metohija requested that leader of the Citizens' Initiative SDP, Oliver Ivanovic, who spent more than year and a half in custody without any legal logic and international legal standards, should be immediately released.

Oliver Ivanovic, who was arrested in late January of last year, says that he was "not framed either by Albanians or Serbs" - but by "politicos from EULEX."

The leader of the Civil Initiative (GI) SDP is currently on trial in Kosovska Mitrovica on war crimes charges.