Director of the Kosovo Police for Mitrovica region Nehat Thaçi, arrested by Serbian police in late September at the administrative crossing Končulj ,will be heard today at the Special Court in Belgrade.
The Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Niš states for Tanjug that the Prosecution of Organized Crime has the jurisdiction over the case, with its office in Belgrade.
Nehat Thaçi (40) is suspected of the crime of terrorism.
Today was beaten Želimir Vuković, a returnee in the village of Osojane, near Tučep. Vukovic is 67 years old.
Vuković was beaten near his home when he went to the forest to see who cuts trees.
On the way back, Vuković was attacked and beaten.
The doctor at the clinic in Osojane, say that Vukovic's head, right shoulder and right leg are injured.
Serb representatives in the Kosovo government have opposed the draft law on Trepča at a government session, stressing that it excludes the Serbian community from the decision-making about the future of the conglomerate, and that the whole process was politicized.
Minister for Administration and Local Self-Government Ljubomir Marić says that it is irregular to submit the draft law to the ministers immediately before the session of the Government.
The Kosovo Assembly did not adopt an amendment to the draft law on strategic investments proposed by the Serbian List which would protect the interests of Kosovo Serbs, it is said. It is expected that the amendment will be again on the agenda of some of the next sessions of Parliament.
The Association of Families of Kidnapped and Murdered Serbs from 1998 to 2000 in Kosovo announced blocking of the administrative crossings Merdare, Jarinje and Končulj, until "their loved ones are set free and returned."
Special Rapporteur of the United Nations in the field of cultural rights Karima Bennoune begins today a ten-day visit to Serbia and Kosovo. She will assess efforts to implement the right of all persons to participate in cultural life and the right to access and enjoy the cultural heritage. She will also consider the destruction of the heritage, both in the past and present.
The two vice-presidents of the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and members of the Central Committee, Marko Jakšić and Slaviša Ristić, have resigned from the positions at the session of the Main Board, due to, as they say, the DSS cooperation with the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).
First to resign was Marko Jakšić, who then left the session. He also said that he is leaving the party.
Albanian students gathered in front of the temple of Christ the Saviour in Pristina, demanding to convert the facility of the Serbian Orthodox Church into a museum which would "represent a massacre and genocide committed by Serbia in Kosovo."
In front the unfinished temple of Christ the Saviour gathered around dozen of students of the University of Pristina.
Lawyer Živojin Jokanović says to RTK2 that he hopes the Special Court will meet the expectations of the Serbs in Kosovo.
On the other hand, Bekim Blakaj from the Humanitarian Law Center believes The Hague is good location for the Court but also he does not expect too much from it.
The two interlocutors agreed that the Special Court will not affect the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, but they have different expectations.
A new round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels is scheduled for 26 September, and on the agenda are telecommunications, announced the Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Đurić.