Former Minister for Communities and Returns in the Kosovo government and President of the Serbian List, Aleksandar Jablanovic has not decided whether he will appear on May 22 as a defendant in the Municipal Court in Gjakova/Djakovica.

He is accused of instigating national, racial and religious hatred, restlessness and intolerance, on the occasion of stoning of the bus which was carrying displaced Serbs, when he called the Albanians "savages". The penalty for the offense with which he is charged is punishable from one to eight years in prison.

"Kosovo institutions once again showed that they do not care about law and justice, but continue to do injustice by “switching the same argument”," was said in the statement of the Association of Djakovica/Gjakove citizens, in regards to the filed indictment against Aleksandar Jablanović.

Association of Djakovica citizens pointed out that this indictment and the indictment against 20 Serbs from this city presents continuation of the campaign against the return of Serbs to their homes.

Former Minister of Communities and Returns from the Serbian List, Aleksandar Jablanovic, said he would not appear before the prosecution following a lawsuit against him at the Basic Court in Gjakova/Djakovica. “Those who are not guilty of anything, have no reason to prove their innocence, especially in front of the prosecution in Gjakova/Djakovica,” Jablanovic told the local Serb media. He said the lawsuit against him is a pressure on all Serbian leaders in Kosovo to discourage them from raising their voice against the violence on the members of the Serb community in Kosovo.

According to unofficial information of Danas, the division is so deep that in the coming weeks, six out of the nine MPs of the Serbian List in the Kosovo Parliament could establish its own parliamentary group.

When among the representatives of the Serbian List, who have returned to Kosovo institutions after a two month boycott, were not and deputies from the ranks of the Socialists Movement, it was explained "locally" as the long-hidden partition on "Djuric" and "Vulin" Serbs.

President of the Serbian List Aleksandar Jablanović said that Kosovo's Prime Minister Isa Mustava should invite representatives of that list for a discussion, if he wants return of the Serbs to Kosovo institutions. As he said, meeting with the Kosovo Prime Minister will be probably held after the protest which is scheduled for tomorrow.

The head of the Serbian List Aleksandar Jablanovic yesterday met in Belgrade representatives of  the Association of displaced Serbs from Djakovica/Gjakovë and promised assistance in relaxation of relations between displaced Serbs from that town and local Albanian population and local authorities.

The leader of the Serbian List Aleksandar Jablanovic said that Kosovo government should create conditions that Serbs could visit Ðakovica/Gjakovë on the occasion of the Orthodox Easter.

“This is proposal to our partners in the Kosovo government with the goal that we feel more peaceful atmosphere in comparison to the one that existed at the time when we decided to leave Kosovo institutions,” said Jablanovic to Radio Free Europe.

Aleksandar Jablanovic, President of the Serbian List and former minister in the Kosovo Government reacted to the writings of Pristina daily Koha ditore, where was mentioned the list of demands which officials of the Serbian List presented to the Kosovo government, in order to return to it.

The former Communities and Returns Minister, Aleksandar Jablanovic, said on Friday the Serbian List discussed with Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa in regards to their return to Kosovo institutions, and that they [Serbian List] will announce their decision within two days.  He also said that Mustafa was “too soft” with the opposition parties, which according to him, he shouldn’t have done that.

The Serbian List has condemned today’s statement of the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on ‘national unification of Kosovo and Albania’ and described it as a threat to Serbs and other non-Albanians in Kosovo. The Serbian List requested EU to condemn the nationalistic statement of Rama and added that such statements are not leading toward reconciliation of peoples in Balkans.