During the weekend in the villages of Bitinja, Popovce, Brezovica and Rakanovac “KLA” graffiti and inscriptions “Kosovo-Albania” were written, RTS reports. The case was reported to the Kosovo police that is looking for the perpetrators.
The inscription of graffiti has caused disturbance among the Serbs living in the area, where they make the majority and noted there were no inter-ethnic incidents happening before.
The Supreme Court of North Macedonia confirmed Tomor Morina, a former soldier of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) would not be extradited to Serbia despite Interpol warrant issued on Belgrade’s request, the Beta news agency reported on Wednesday.
After going through the documents that Belgrade sent on August 5, and having in mind the international practice so far, Skopje’s Criminal Court said a week ago that the conditions for Morina’s extradition were not met.
Serbia expects Northern Macedonia to extradite Tomor Morina, accused of committing war crimes in 1999
This expectation is based on the legal acts and a bilaterally signed Agreement on extradition. Still, this will not be so simple, Deutsche Welle reports.
Serbian customs and police officers seized two barrels and other machine gun parts from two Kosovo Albanians at the border crossing at Sid, the Customs Authority said on Thursday.
The two Kosovo Albanian brothers tried to bribe customs officers in an effort to avoid a search of their German-registered Audi car. They were stopped for a search on their way out of Serbia at the border crossing with Croatia.
Customs officers also found 30,000 Euros in forged banknotes and a flag of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), TV N1 reports.
Serbia announces the launch of diplomatic campaign in the US Congress in the fall, Belgrade-based Vecernje Novosti daily reports. According to the daily Belgrade had decided to embark on a campaign in order to present real state of affairs on the territory of Kosovo and Metohija to the US public and to the US officials, including the monstrous crimes committed against the Serbs on Kosovo and Metohija by the KLA.
Statements by US Ambassador to Serbia Anthony Godfrey "on the malign influence of Moscow in Europe" is Washington's fabrication, striving for global domination.
Russian Ambassador to Serbia, Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti that Washington "makes great efforts in waging its awkward ideological battle, putting to use its overt propagandistic machinery, no longer worrying about any arguments in support of its fabrications".
Serbia awaits the extradition of Tomor Morina and that North Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev fulfills his promise he would respect the international law, Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said, Blic daily reports.
He made these remarks responding to a journalist’s question if former KLA member, arrested in North Macedonia on international arrest warrant would be extradited to Serbia, and to comment on Zaev’s statement the international laws would be respected, as well as that Morina is Kosovo citizen.
KiM Assembly Committee Chairman Milovan Drecun said there is new evidence against Ramus Haradinaj for crimes he has not been tried for, reports Serbian media, quoting daily Politika.
Drecun said this to Belgrade based daily Politika and added that Serbian authorities had found a way to speak with the Hague prosecutor, even though it was part of ''the unrecognized Kosovo judiciary''.
"We have put in place a mechanism to avoid any interpretation of recognizing self-proclaimed Kosovo through cooperation with the prosecution," Drecun said.
Chairman of the Serbian National Assembly Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, Milovan Drecun told RTS in order to continue the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue it is necessary to revoke the tariffs and stronger engagement of the international community.
RTS recalled that EU Enlargement and Neighborly Policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn said earlier resolution of the Kosovo issue is a priority for the international community and it is crucial for the development of an entire region. At the same time, the EU did not make Pristina revoke the tariffs so far.
The Basic Court in Skopje sent Tomor Morina former KLA member arrested at the border crossing point of Blace in North Macedonia to 30 days in detention, RTS reports.
Morina received an extradition detention measure as proposed by the Skopje public prosecution and based on an international arrest warrant issued by Serbia.
Serbian prosecution suspects Morina of committing war crimes against the civilian population in Kosovo and Metohija, RTS reported.