Office for Kosovo and Metohija said that criminal proceedings against the SDP leader, Oliver Ivanovic and four Serbs, for alleged murder of Kosovo Albanians have been conducted and completed.

In the Municipal Court in Mitrovica Oliver Ivanovic, Dragoljub Delibasic, Ilija and Nebojsa Vujacic and Aleksandar Lazovic are tried on suspicion that they were responsible for the murders of Kosovo Albanians in 1999 and 2000.

As announced by the Office for Kosovo and Metohija against them UNMIK judiciary has led and completed the process in 2002.

"On this occasion, the Tribunal, in a panel composed of international judges, has decided to terminate the investigation against the accused, because the course of the procedure indicated that there is no valid evidence for the charges," the statement said.

The Office added the number of UNMIK decision: Hep Br. 139/2002 PP Br. 103/02.

" Office for Kosovo and Metohija requires taking into account the above decision of the UNMIK court from 2002 and all records of that case, to release and terminate the proceedings against Oliver Ivanovic, Nebojsa and Ilija Vujacic and all other defendants on trial for crimes, for which was already proven that there is no guilt," the statement said.

"Restarting investigations and proceedings against the same person for the same event, whereby they are now in custody for more than one year, is ‘harassment and intimidation’ of the accused, and the other Serbs in Kosovo."

The Office added and that in 2014 they have warned EULEX, but there was no response from the EU mission.