Serbian officials call it “trination” the Recak massacre, chief of UNMIK: Historic events in Kosovo cannot be distorted

Tanin has recalled the primary importance of the right to freedom of thought and expression as defined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

“Tanin expresses serious concern for efforts to distort painful historical events. He also stresses that it is necessary for an independent judiciary without political or ethnic prejudice. Tan recalls the importance of the right to freedom of thought and expression, as defined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and stresses that this powerful right should not be contrary to the political responsibility of officials to have a discurs that defends mutual trust and respect”, said the announcement issued by the mission. UNMIK.

Tanin's statement comes after Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, on December 5th said the Recak massacre is “trination”.

Vuciq made these comments after the Constitutional Court in Pristina sentenced to two years in prison the former Minister of Administration and Local Self-Government in Kosovo, Ivan Teodosijevic, who in March, on the 20th anniversary of NATO's shelling on the limits of the former Yugoslav Army, had said that “reasons for NATO's aggression has been the so-called humanitarian disaster in Kosovo and the fabricated massacre of Recak”.

Serbian President Vuciq's statement prompted reactions by officials in Pristina, but also by international officials.