The mosque's turquoise that was rejected in Mitrovica, residents suspect money laundering is taking place

The resident, Feride Ajvazi for Kosova Prees, says convinced that this mosque must be built. And for the reasons why he is being opposed, it was said that one of the reasons may be that he is close to his neighborhood homes.

God's house is my forgiveness, but why not. Someone what I know, of course. We're not against this glass, God's house is. I don't know who's opposing”, Ajvazi says.

Refusing to speak before the mosque-building camera, several other residents expressed themselves.

But in contrast, one of the residents of this neighbourhood outside the camera addressed accusations that the construction of this mosque is being done because of the money laundering, and he blames one of the mosque's construction initials, Gazmend Mehmeti.

Kosova Prees was at Mehmet's house, but no one was present to declare the matter.

Meanwhile, for Kosova Prees all charges of manipulation of this mosque have been denied Mitrovica Mayor Agim Bahtiri.

He says there's nothing suspicious about building the mosque, and almost all the neighborhood is about building it.

There is nothing real there, there is only one small minority that is opposing it, as the whole neighbourhood is for the construction of the mosque”, says Mayor Bahtiri.

But on the part of the Islamic Community, despite the effort, no representative had access.

Mitrovica Mayor Agim Bahtiri, along with representatives of the Islamic Community, have placed the cornerstone of the construction of this mosque. Before that, some of the residents protested, demanding schools and not mosques.