Citizen hits him by car, cop breaks hand

The event took place after police had blocked the way within the operational plan for ensuring the safety of participants in the re-dependence of Colonel Ahmet Krasniqi and Qazim Jakupi, at Pristina's martyrs' cemetery.

Police have said in a statement that the citizen had ignored the police's order to stop by car in a roadblock for security reasons until he hit the police officer who had stopped him by car.

Major Shkelzen Xhafa, said the policeman has hurt his right hand and is being treated in emergency until the citizen is arrested and sent to the Police Station for further procedures.

“Around 13:50 p.m. Police Station “Center” in co-operation with Regional Directorate and General Directorate has acted on the operational plan to redepend on the remains of Colonel Ahmet Krasniqi. While the police have been doing traffic control, we have found it reasonable and necessary to block this road axis. A citizen as you can see with the vehicle down here means he didn't obey the police's orders and he went on to hit the cop on the right side, the cop is in the emergency room and his hand is broken. The prosecutor has been contacted and on the basis of criminal proceedings is dealing with further criminal investigation... as police have ordered to stop the same has continued and by his crackdown, so the hand of the broken policeman has been damaged even the” mosque, Xhafa said.

The mayor has not made public the identity of the police and the person arrested involved in the case, because the investigation is in the initial phase.

But the families of Father and Maxhun, the person who was arrested, have claimed police are not telling the truth of the case.

According to Maxhuni, the son of the Homeland uncle, the policeman has not allowed his cousin to be parked and to continue on foot to his work on Isa Kastrati Street.

The police who have spoken so far in the interview have been told that the Homeland wants to park because he's got a good job. The cop didn't let him get up on the car, he wanted to park and talk to the police and tell him I'm walking. He was supposed to be in the parking lot. This guy was hit by boxing. There are local cameras, we'll be all over the place... the coming and arrested for attempted murder, now the police campaign to protect me...”, said Maxhu, who warned that they would seek compensation for car damage and false charges.

The “Rrustem Statovci road has been blocked today due to ensuring security for participants in the redependence of Ahmet Kransic's bones and Qazim Jakupi.